Earlier this week, GOP Senate nominee for Kentucky Rand Paul stated on Rachel Maddow's show that he does not support the 1964 Civil Rights Act because he doesn't believe that the government has the constitutional authority to tell businesses that they can't discriminate. Paul says he's not a racist, and I'll take him at his word, but Time magazine notes:
Paul has lately said he would not leave abortion to the states, he doesn't believe in legalizing drugs like marijuana and cocaine, he'd support federal drug laws, he'd vote to support Kentucky's coal interests and he'd be tough on national security.
So, according to Paul, the federal government has authority to nationally ban abortion, ban drugs (and support invasive police actions to deter drug use), and support local business interests, but does not have the power to tell businesses engaging in interstate commerce that they can't discriminate by race. Interesting to see where he draws his lines...
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