Rep. Steve Cohen, a Florida Democrat, accuses Rudy Giuliani of being a racist, even using language that equates the former New York City mayor with the slave-owning founders of the United States.
“Maybe he thinks he loves it 3/5 as much as Giuliani & his pals,” Cohen tweeted, after criticizing Giulani’s question.
Talking Points Memo points out that Cohen was referring to a compromise at the 1787 Constitutional Convention, which, for representation in Congress, allowed states to count slaves as 3/5 of a person.
Cohen’s tweet suggests that Giuliani and “his pals” still believe that African-Americans were only 3/5 of a person.
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