In 1871, the Republican-controlled 42nd Congress passed a Civil Rights Act aimed at the Ku Klux Klan. Guilty of murdering hundreds of African-Americans, this terrorist organization had also eradicated the Republican Party throughout most of the South. The law empowered the Republican administration of Ulysses Grant to protect the civil rights of the former slaves in federal court, bypassing the Democrat-controlled state courts.
The 1871 Civil Rights Act, along with the GOP’s 1870 Civil Rights Act, effectively banned the Klan and enabled Republican officials to arrest hundreds of Klansmen. Though the U.S. Supreme Court would eventually strike down most of the 1871 Civil Rights Act, the Ku Klux Klan was crushed. The KKK did not rise again until the Democratic administration of President Woodrow Wilson.
Maybe someone should tell the KKK they are in direct opposition to the will of the Republican Party. And the Democratic Party. And the law? Well, they do have the right of free speech and free assembly. As long as they don't commit hate crimes, promote sedition, bear illegal arms, commit arson, all those fun KKK things they like to do.
For more fun times, visit the GOP website above and see what else they did, including establishing the first transcontinental railroad, freeing the slaves, establishing the federal highway system, and passing the 1964 Civil Rights Act. I didn't list all the claimed Republican accomplishments - just a sample. I did note that the last accomplishment listed was in 2004 with the creation of a voucher system for D. C. school children.
This is 2010. Six years and no more accomplishments? What about bankrupting the country? What about torturing citizens of other countries at a naval base in Cuba (among other locations)? What about ripping constitutional protections from U. S. citizens? What about destroying America's reputation overseas? Didn't want to claim those "accomplishments," eh? Or maybe your webmaster just hasn't gotten around to that yet.
#justaskin
