If you miss the flurry of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus now that the animals are gone, you might catch the next meeting of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. The kind of circus one sees all too often in the nation’s capital is alive and kicking at this federal body.
The United States Commission on Civil Rights was established in 1957 and given the task under federal law of investigating and reporting on important civil rights issues. With four members appointed by the president, two from the House of Representatives, and two from the Senate, it is currently split 4-to-4 between Left and Right.
As I explained in a recent article, while the commission has no executive authority, its influence should not be underestimated. It has “the power to create storylines and narratives all stamped with the imprimatur of the commission.” The Left has…
