Where did the democrats stand on civil rights again?
Which party had a governor who said "segregation today. Segregation tomorrow. Segregation forever"?
Which party had a bona fide member of the KKK as a member of the Senate?
**** you, Cong. Rangel. Learn some history, you ignorant asshole.
This reminds me of when Nebraska was drawing up its first state constitution, prior to seeking admission into the union in 1867. The state was sharply divided between Republicans and Democrats, but the Democrats then had a slight majority.
The constitution was written up outlining the rights of "white men," because the Democrats didn't want any black people to have them. I dunno what Nebraska Democrats had against black people at the time--the state had circa 10,000 residents and about 5,000 Native Americans, and it's a pretty big state, with plenty of room for all. And prior to 1861, when slavery was made illegal in the territory, there'd only ever been 15--that's right, fifteen--slaves in the whole prairie, and not all of them at the same time.
The constitution passed with a razor-thin majority of the popular vote, and then another election was held, to elect delegates to refine it, before sending it on to Congress for approval.
This time around, the Republicans came out with a slight majority.
The first refinement they made was the declaration, "for the purposes of this Constitution, 'white' shall mean 'any color whatsoever,'" and that's what was sent to Washington, D.C.
Incidentally, of all the fifty states, Nebraska was the only one to attain statehood (again, in 1867) despite a presidential veto. For some reason, Andrew Johnson didn't like Nebraska. (The veto of course was overridden.)