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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders was against 'busing' in the 1970s [View all]cbelle1039
(52 posts)22. So was my AA family. All of them. And we still are.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Like most school systems, Berkeley received HEW funding that helped to pay its school transportation
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#35
Interestingly, I was mistaken - Biden's amendment applied ONLY to voluntary busing
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#46
Yes. Fortunately, House Democrats thwarted Biden's attempt to refund the kinds of programs Harris
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#49
She did more than that. She misrepresented herself as "that little girl" who had benefitted
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#33
Tom Nichols, a prominent NeverTrumper who gets quoted a lot on DU and who plans to vote
highplainsdem
Jun 2019
#24
What is this all about - are some people actually campaining to bring back forced busing?
4now
Jun 2019
#6
not in the UK at the moment, but I am in the EU now, for the summer, plus we do live now in
Celerity
Jun 2019
#37
Lol. Nice try. Bernie didn't team up with notorious racist segregationists.
Hassin Bin Sober
Jun 2019
#12
I don't think it was advisable to bring up two segregationists to make his point. NT .
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#52
Why is everyone so down on bussing? I was bussed--to an integrated school that I loved
McCamy Taylor
Jun 2019
#23
The incidents you're referring to in the early-to mid-60s pre-dated court-ordered busing
StarfishSaver
Jul 2019
#66
Federally forced busing was not an unmitigated success. Biden was not opposed to integrated
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#38
Sure. I don't believe racism motivated Biden's wanting the ban. I am not arguing his position,
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#54