Comments on: Couple sue Ohio county recorders over racial covenants in deeds

By: rxc

rxc — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:29:08 +0000

They need to file this suit because the words hurt their feelings. The words are a form of bullying that must be expunged in order to further social cohesion. Except on those occasions when it is necessary to trot them out to remind us all to feel guilty about historical actions that none of us is responsible for doing.

/sarc

Collective guilt is such a useful concept.

By: Melvin H.

Melvin H. — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:36:05 +0000

Or do these “anonymous clients” even have standing under Ohio or any laws?

By: Jason Barney

Jason Barney — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:36:30 +0000

I do not know particular Ohio law, but wonder generally under a tort analysis–does the County owe a duty to these particular people?

By: david7134

david7134 — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:14:51 +0000

Wait, I live in the South and was under the impression that we were the only people on earth that discriminated against anyone. Do you mean that northern states were segregated?

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:12:40 +0000

Some people came to my door asking me to sign a petition to rid our neighborhood of a similar covenant and I was like, uh, they’re not being enforced. How did you miss the drug dealer across the street from me, the illegal personal care home one door down, and the crack house next
to it. My house is now worth $0.

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:00:03 +0000

Okay, Scott… you can have the Archives. I’ll take every middle and secondary school. They have copies (word-for-word) in all of their libraries. Not that anyone (particularly administrators) actually reads, but it’s there. Think of the children!

Think of my exacting $10K from every one of them!

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:11:39 +0000

NICE! I’m going to sue the National Archive for the offensive language I saw in the original copy of the Constitution they have on display.