3. “He’s not so into” the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
It’s the myth that won’t die. Also on the day of his announcement, the Democrats included a brief clip of Paul stating that he is skeptical of Article II of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which precluded private businesses from engaging in discrimination. In the full interview from 2010, Paul states that he likes the monumental legislation for ending government-mandated segregation, and that he would rally against any private entities which discriminated. However, Paul is also sympathetic to property and speech rights, as are most libertarians. Accordingly, he stated that if he were in the Senate at the time, he would have overwhelmingly supported 9 of the 10 Titles of the legislation, and perhaps attempted to modify Title II. In addition, Democrats have apparently conflated supporting the right to discriminate and supporting the act of discrimination itself, as on Friday, it premiered “No ____ Allowed” signs in its mockery of the Rand Paul store.
