Amendment 4 shuts the door on racism (Op-ed)  Special to The
Huntsville Times By Special to The Huntsville Times Follow on
Twitter on November 05, 2012 at 9:34 AM, updated November 05,
2012 at 9:39 AM pencilsView full size  On Tuesday, voters have a
clear choice regarding Amendment 4. We can finally cleanse
Alabama's constitution of racism or succumb to manipulation by
those seeking to leverage racist language to change Alabama law.
Accusations that Amendment 4 would deprive Alabama children of
the right to an education are blatantly false. The amendment
simply strikes racist language already declared
unconstitutional. In fact, the non-partisan Alabama Law
Institute determined Amendment 4 "would not have any impact on
the rights, funding, implementing, or structure of public
education in Alabama as it currently stands, but would instead
only strike the language reflecting vestiges of segregation in
schools."  So why is the Alabama Education Association and its
pack of trial lawyers spending thousands of doll