Repubs stall Bush Civil Rights Report

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Civil Rights Panel to Wait to Discuss Bush

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights voted Friday to wait until after next month's election to discuss a report critical of the Bush administration's civil rights record. Republican members had objected to the report's timing. The report remains posted on the commission's Web site, however, despite objections from GOP commissioners who sought to get it removed.

The 180-page report written by commission staff says Bush "has neither exhibited leadership on pressing civil rights issues, nor taken actions that matched his words" on the subject. Among other criticisms, it finds fault with Bush's funding requests for civil rights enforcement agencies; his positions on voting rights, educational opportunity and affirmative action; and his actions against hate crimes.

Braceras tried but failed to get the commission to vote to remove the report from its Web site. The vote to delay discussion was 6-1 with one abstention.

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From the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights website:

Voting Rights: The Bush administration did not provide leadership to ensure timely passage and swift implementation of the Help America Vote Act.....

Affirmative Action: Instead of promoting affirmative action in federal contracting and education, the administration promotes "race neutral alternatives,".....

Equal Educational Opportunity: The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) does not sufficiently address unequal education....

Environmental Justice: EPA has taken few actions....

Racial Profiling: The administration responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by instituting regulations that facilitate profiling rather than prevent it.

http://www.usccr.gov/