GOP Rep. Ted Yoho implies the Civil Rights Act is unconstitutional

[DonViejo]

The former large animal veterinarian isn't sure ending Jim Crow would've been to the framers' liking

ELIAS ISQUITH

Tea Party Congressman Ted Yoho, a freshman from Florida who had previously worked as a large animal veterinarian, is in the news again, but not for his exceptionally poor timing or faulty understanding of how credit works. No, this time Yoho is getting attention for remarks he made about the Civil Rights Act (CRA) at a town hall meeting on Monday. Yoho, you see, isn’t so sure that whole ending-Jim-Crow thing was constitutional.

Asked by an African American constituent whether he considers the CRA, which turned 50 earlier this month, to be constitutional, Yoho, after repeating the question, responded, “Is it constitutional, the Civil Rights Act? 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.”

Yoho’s implication that the CRA wasn’t going anywhere, even if it wasn’t constitutional, was preceded by a few brief sentences on the Constitution’s role in America’s many social and legal transformations. “This country grew through a lot of growing pain,” Yoho explained. “We’re going through it again. As we grow as a country and prosper, we’re going to go through it again in the future. That’s why I’m so thankful for the Constitution because it allows us to do that.”

You can watch Yoho claim the Constitution allows societal change literally right before he implies it doesn’t below, via ThinkProgress:

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http://www.salon.com/2014/04/15/gop_rep_ted_yoho_implies_the_civil_rights_act_is_unconstitutional/

[Gothmog]

1. Yoho is an idiot

Yoho is a large animal veterinarian and is clueless about constitutional law

[catbyte]

2. I feel sorry for those large animals...

and his constituents who didn't vote for this moran.

[Laffy Kat]

3. Yoho is a Yaa-who.

I'm leaving for Fla-la-la tomorrow morning to visit relatives for ten days. Wish me luck down there. At least all my relatives down there are active progressives, so I won't feel isolated.

[Brigid]

4. I imply that Ted Yoho is an idiot.

Nah, I'll just say it outright: Ted Yoho, you are an idiot.

[Loudly]

5. If I'm not mistaken, Rand Paul feels exactly the same way.

Freedom of association means the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason.

[blkmusclmachine]

6. Crazy talk.

[AlinPA]

8. GOP talk.

[Cha]

7. Oh yes, mr fuckup wants some money frome his racist constituents. ugly mf

[sakabatou]

9. And institutional racism is A-OK?

[tarheelsunc]

10. He makes a few remarks like this occasionally so his voters don't start to think he's Japanese. eom