Alabama Amendment finally fails

Alabama Amendment finally fails

Still making excuses:

"Gov. Riley and state lawmakers have pledged to reintroduce the 'clean,' original version of the amendment during the next legislative session, which begins in February. But that might also cause continued harm to the state's perception by outsiders, Stewart said.

'It would be pointed out to people that if you go to Alabama you don't have a right to public education, it's a privilege,' he said.

Some black legislators have said they would only vote for the amendment if that declaration were once again up for removal.

'That's the most racist part,' black Rep. Alvin Holmes, D-Montgomery, told The Associated Press on Friday. 'They were saying if schools are integrated the state's not going to pay for them.'"