Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Desegregation busing" in English language version.
My bill strikes at the heart of the injustice of court-ordered busing. It prohibits the federal courts from disrupting our educational system in the name of the constitution where there is no evidence that the governmental officials intended to discriminate," Biden wrote to fellow senators on March 25, 1977. "I believe there is a growing sentiment in the Congress to curb unnecessary busing.
the bill required judges to tailor their court orders to remedy only the adverse effects of existing segregation, i.e. it prevented judges from ordering wider busing to achieve actually-integrated districts
Two weeks later, Biden followed up with a note to Eastland "to thank you again for your efforts in support of my bill to limit court ordered busing."
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Biden called busing "a liberal train wreck."
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Wrote Biden to Eastland: "My bill strikes at the heart of the injustice of court-ordered busing."
[Biden] added, "I don't feel responsible for the sins of my father and grandfather. I feel responsible for what the situation is today, for the sins of my own generation. And I'll be damned if I feel responsible to pay for what happened 300 years ago."
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