It's the first step in achieving racial harmony. I'm surprised all the states involved haven't publically apologized yet, it's 2007!

There is another apology some Senator is trying to get. I forget which one. he wants Japan to apologize for the sex slaves they stole from the Philipines and other asian places for the WWII Japanese soldiers. Japan refuses to do it.

Slavery is wrong. Sexual or otherwise. Governments MUST agree that it is wrong and apologize for their predecesors who have done it.

If they agree it was wrong, they should agree to apologize.

Does anyone here think slavery is a good thing?

What makes you think that those of us against this feel-good legislation are against racial harmony? You're making yourself look pretty stupid by posting crap like this.

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

Yes, Mrs M, we all know you hate me. You're definitely not subtle about it.

And about the topic, racial harmony begins with an apology. If we want racial harmony, it's the first step. There's nothing wrong with it, and there's no need to be against it.

Sorry, you're not on my "hate" list, just my "out to lunch" list.

WHO is suppose to apologize and WHO do they apologize to? Do you really believe that the majority of the whites in America owned slaves? Are those whites that did still alive today? If so, make them apologize to the slaves they owned. I nor my family owned any so why should I apologize. Everyone has already agreed that slavery was wrong but what kind of apology can be issued that would make a difference? "I'm sorry somebody's ancestors owned somebody's ancestors"? Sounds kind of stupid to me.

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

BTW, Sammy, most racial disharmony doesn't even occur in the southern states.

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

Ridiculous. It occurs all over the fucking world. Who are you kidding?

I'm talking about in the US. Where are the racial problems, Sammy? Where's the majority of the race riots? Not in the south, that's for sure.

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

Meaningless, empty gestures are what politicians do best.

Let's make all the politicians everywhere apologize for all the meaningless, empty gestures they've already committed and make them promise not to issue any more.

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A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the utmost extremes of injustice and oppression.
Edward Gibbon

LOL I like your thinking!

It's been fun but now I must return to my FEMA trailer that you generous taxpayers have loaned me. Goodnight y'all!

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

Race riots are the worst of racial disharmony. I don't see any here in the west either, and haven't heard of any in the north.

Are you saying there is no racial disharmony at all in this country? Is that your reason for not wanting Georgia to apologize? Do you think we have already achieved racial harmony?

State Rep. Tyrone Brooks is a race baiter just like Jessie, Sharpten and the rest.

Funny that living here, I haven’t heard a thing about this.

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Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.

PC=Public Cancer....and it's TERMINAL..IMO.

Like I said, the whole premise of a latter day apology is moronic at the very least.

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I sure am glad I was born in America.

I'm going to have to disagree. I think that the government should spend all their time on meaningless empty gestures.

Meaningless empty gestures only cost lawmaker salaries. Legislation usually costs far far more.

I think it's quite a different situation, Mr. Chassisman, individual crimes are very different that public policy and law. What an official apology would do is acknowledge that the PUBLIC POLICY and OFFICIAL POSITION were wrong. The fact that all the slaves and slave owners are dead doesn't matter, laws and government policies go on long after their authors are dead. A formal, official apology is a public statement of renouncement of a formerly legal policy that hurt tens of thousands of people, and is a reasonable thing to do.

We as a nation and we as a race need to look at our past behavior, acknowledge our mistakes and transgressions; doing so publicly and officially sends a message to all that even though our forefathers did those things, we of today know that they were wrong and do not intend to follow in their footsteps. A formal apology by the Georgia government would serve notice on all the KKK members and closet racists and their families that racism is wrong and that it is officially unacceptable in Georgia.

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The apocalypse is coming... we're gonna need more ammo.

Very well said and my sentiments exactly. I suppose those folks don't really want to come out of the closet, but guess what! There's a glass door and we can see in!