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Re: the kids in Philly who were forced to leave a swim club in what appears to be a violation of section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act, if you'd like to condemn the Valley Swim Club's actions and encourage the Department of Justice to consider suing them for a violation of Federal law, go here to do so.

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This is the first I've heard of this (mostly 'cuse I can't stand network news anymore). I did read a little bit on the web, and it sounded like this was an issue of the number of people not the racial make up, or at least that's what the club folks were saying. Is there something out there that indicates otherwise?

The problem is that it might not be a violation of the Civil Rights Act. Private clubs that do not take any kind of funding from the federal government are not subject to the Civil Rights Act - the federal government doesn't have a right to violate their privacy.

Don't get me wrong; I think the behavior of the club members is completely despicable. But there probably isn't a legal case to be made against them. Private clubs have consistently been protected by the Supreme Court.

They seem to be engaging in some, ahem, creative backpedalling: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/10/Swim-club-president-downplays-camp-comment/UPI-35971247252627/

http://www.gppcomic.com/2009/07/10/the-times-they-arent-a-changing/

Lots of attention.

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