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Ron Paul on Employee Rights (Part 3): Darn Those Pesky Civil Rights Laws

By James Peters

In this third and final installment in our series on Ron Paul’s comments about employee rights in his book Freedom Under Siege, we examine his views on civil rights legislation in general, which can be found in several sections of his book, but is best summed up with the following quote found on page 39:

[P]eople have the right to discriminate…in choosing…an employee…. Civil rights legislation of the past thirty years has totally ignored this principle. Many ‘do-gooders,’ of course, argue from the ‘moral high ground’ for their version of equal rights, knowing that they can play the sympathies and the guilt of many Americans.

It appears Mr. Paul is not only against protection of women in the face of discrimination, but virtually all protected minorities and classifications, including race, religion, and age.

What else is there for me to say about Mr. Paul’s views other than I disagree completely and as someone who thinks of himself as a “do-gooder,” they offend me. I would think the majority of independent voters tend to agree with me, but recent polls showing independent support for him seem to tell a different story.

This will likely be my last foray into political commentary for this election cycle. It has been an eye-opening experience and at least solidified who I will not be supporting in the upcoming elections.

Disability | Discrimination | Gender | National Origin | Race

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Full post as published by California Employee Rights Blog on January 17, 2008 (boomark / email).