Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is now so desperate that he is comparing opponents of government-run health care to defenders of slavery and those who opposed the right of women to vote almost a century ago.
Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all the Republicans can come up with is, ‘slow down, stop everything, let’s start over.’ If you think you’ve heard these same excuses before, you’re right. When this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery, there were those who dug in their heels and said ‘slow down, it’s too early, things aren’t bad enough.
When women spoke up for the right to speak up, they wanted to vote, some insisted they simply, slow down, there will be a better day to do that, today isn’t quite right.
When this body was on the verge of guaranteeing equal civil rights to everyone regardless of the color of their skin, some senators resorted to the same filibuster threats that we hear today.
Republicans retorted that Reid’s comments “offensive” and “unbelievable.” But Reid did not back down. He argued that Republicans are using the same tactics employed in the pre-Civil War era to stall progress.
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