#it's constitutional

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[jmkitsune]

When someone asks whether the Civil Rights Act is constitutional, the correct answer is, "Yes."

Unfortunately, it's a fact one Republican congressman from Florida apparently forgot.

Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL), a freshman congressman aligned with the Tea Party, held a town hall Monday evening in Gainesville where he fielded a wide range of questions from constituents. One such voter was Melvin Flournoy, a 57-year-old African American from Gainesville, who asked Yoho whether he believes the Civil Rights Act is constitutional.

The correct answer is, “Of course it is.” Regrettably that’s not what Yoho said.

  “Is it constitutional, the Civil Rights Act?” the Florida Republican replied. “I wish I could answer that 100 percent. I know a lot of things that were passed are not constitutional, but I know it’s the law of the land.”

  The “law of the land” reference presumably suggests Yoho doesn’t intend to repeal the Civil Rights Act, but the congressman is nevertheless unsure of the law’s constitutional legitimacy.

  In case anyone’s forgotten, let’s set the record straight: the Supreme Court heard a challenge the Civil Rights Act 50 years ago in a case called Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States. Yoho may not be able to answer the question “100 percent,” but the justices had far less trouble: in 9-0 ruling, the high court upheld the law.

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