tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post1048770968512107563..comments2024-03-27T21:39:23.192-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: "Thank God for Mississippi"John D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-89240031868785250932012-03-14T19:48:50.038-07:002012-03-14T19:48:50.038-07:00Dear Pax
I suppose the simple answer is that wh...Dear Pax<br /> I suppose the simple answer is that what is and isn't a "significant" minority depends on who's doing the evaluating. But if you combine the number of people who think such marriages shd be illegal with those who waver on the point, you get a surprisingly large percentage: 33% in Alabama (21% illegal plus 12% undecided) and 46% in Mississippi (29% illegal plus 17% wavering). That's a solid third in one state and almost half in the other, which is pretty dang high.<br /><br /> As for any pending state legislation, that wd be moot, since the original article mentions that such state laws were struck down by the Supreme Court.<br /><br /> It's probably good for us all to find out how much or how little support there is for long-established laws. I suspect these questions were sparked by the recent arguments about whether or not women's rights were being rolled back fifty years, to see if other civil rights gains from sixty years ago were similarly vulnerable, but that's just a guess.<br /><br /> Thanks for the comments, all.<br />--John R.John D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-17082209077877072392012-03-14T19:26:58.074-07:002012-03-14T19:26:58.074-07:00Anubis, that's a fair question. I meant they ...Anubis, that's a fair question. I meant they are "stirring it up", in the sense that, as far as I know, there's no legislation pending in either state to try and ban interracial marriage so it seems to me to be inflammatory rather than useful.Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05169006271646821347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-15649801058383900092012-03-14T17:39:32.845-07:002012-03-14T17:39:32.845-07:00I'm not sure if I got you right, but when a po...I'm not sure if I got you right, but when a poll shows that one third of the interviewees are racists, then why are the ones who are asking the questions "stirring up racial issues"?Murilegus rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08705192064646504148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-73491707545561030012012-03-13T15:51:07.524-07:002012-03-13T15:51:07.524-07:00I was struck by the words "significant minori...I was struck by the words "significant minority". At what what point is a minority considered significant? Especially on an issue decided a fairly long time ago... I'm also curious as to what the pollsters' motivation was in asking the question. It seems an odd ploy for Democrats to be stirring up racial issues now, so I'm pretty sure I'm not grasping something.Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05169006271646821347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-71359747014905081462012-03-13T15:29:18.247-07:002012-03-13T15:29:18.247-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05169006271646821347noreply@blogger.com