Tupac Documents On Display With The Constitution?

onerifle · Dec 3, 2005

I...I........I don't know what to say....

I mean I thought McKinney was waaaaaaaaay out there, but....but...

Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot? :barf:

Tupac Documents On Display With The Constitution?

December 2, 2005

http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=150679

Tupac Shakur
Documents relating to the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur could soon be available in the National Archives alongside the Declaration Of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. According to MTV.com, Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney introduced the Tupac Amaru Shakur Records Collection Act Of 2005, which calls for "the expeditious disclosure of records relevant to the life and death" of Shakur and requests a collection of those records at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. A second copy of the collection would also be available for public viewing at the new Tupac Amaru Shakur Center For The Arts in Stone Mountain, GA. The bill was modeled after the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act, which requires that all assassination-related material be housed in a single collection in the Archives.

Not only would McKinney like to see all government records relating to Shakur on display in the Archives, but her bill also calls for a Citizen's Advisory Committee to oversee the implementation of the collection. The committee would be made up of civil-rights activists, entertainers and prominent members of the black community.

Despite such lofty goals, MTV says the bill faces an uphill battle and may never even get voted on. Since it was introduced by McKinney on November 2, it has lingered in two separate House committees, where it will remain for a period "subsequently determined" by Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.

Justin · Dec 3, 2005

As far as things to get riled up about in modern politics go, this doesn't even rate.

one eyed fatman · Dec 3, 2005

Obviously someone made a large political campaign donation to someone.

Alex45ACP · Dec 3, 2005

dasmi · Dec 3, 2005

Obviously someone made a large political campaign donation to someone.

+1

jsalcedo · Dec 3, 2005

Polititcians and civic leaders are assassinated.

Rappers are shot by gangs and other rappers.

You lead a thug lifestyle expect to die that way.
I see no reason for his crap to be diplayed in the national archives
unless they are going to put my first grade finger paintings in there as well.

Ziryo · Dec 3, 2005

Huh?

Maybe I'm just a little confused, but what did Mr. Tupac do to merit placing documents relating of his life death in a institution that is supposed to documenting and preserving government and historical records?

Even in this topsy-turvy world, I wonder why this is considered important, even if entertainers do seem to have unwarranted (to myself) influence.

DelayedReaction · Dec 3, 2005

I go to UMD, and we're right next to the National Archives. The place is HUGE. Opening up a folder for this guy doesn't really phase me all that much; it's obviously important to someone and doesn't hurt me one bit.

gc70 · Dec 3, 2005

And every year Rangel introduces a bill to reinstate the draft. All it proves is that there are more than a couple of nutcases in Congress.

Zedicus · Dec 3, 2005

Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot? :scrutiny:

Jeeper · Dec 3, 2005

I always think it is funny when a post like this comes along. Some people get a riled up. If you ever have a chance to read a bunch of the proposed laws you will laugh your butt off. There is so much crap out there it isn't even funny. They introduce those laws so that they can say they did and that is it.

c_yeager · Dec 3, 2005

Maybe I'm just a little confused, but what did Mr. Tupac do to merit placing documents relating of his life death in a institution that is supposed to documenting and preserving government and historical records?

He was a historical figure. The very fact that every poster in this thread knows who we are talking about is testament to that.

One of the aims of the national archives is to encapsulate a changing U.S. culture. For example, a copy of the very first issue of BatMan is also housed in the Archives alongside old "Uncle Sam wants YOU" and "Rosy The Riveter" posters.

The entire purpose of the linked article is to mislead the public into some kind of outcry. The author of the article assumes (correctly) that the reader would have complete ignorance as to the mission of the National Archives, and does nothing to dispell that ignorance. In fact it is capitalized upon in order to further some political objective. Dont let politcal journalists play this trick on you, if you dont know what something is, look it up. Do not assume that everything is as it seems.

Hkmp5sd · Dec 3, 2005

Well, he is proof for the need to protect the 2nd Amendment.

Dmack_901 · Dec 3, 2005

Zedicus said:
Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot?

Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot?

pax · Dec 3, 2005

Who's Tupac?

pax

Hypnogator · Dec 3, 2005

Consider the source! :barf:

The system won't let me post enough :barf:

symbols to express my true opinion!

TallPine · Dec 3, 2005

Who the heck is Tupac Shakur ....?

And furthermore, why should I care ????????????

R.H. Lee · Dec 3, 2005

Maybe it's a subliminal message. 'Tupac is dead and so is this document'.

Sindawe · Dec 3, 2005

Who's Tupac?

Was'nt he some low ranking engine wiper who served on the Vulcan probe ship that made first contact with humans in Star Trek VIII:First Contact?

shermacman · Dec 3, 2005

TallPine:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupac_Shakur

And for an enchanting celebration of his poetry:
http://www.lyrics4all.net/0/2pac/2pacalypse-now/young-black-male.php

And yes, I am one of those people who think that placing this work of art in the same building as the Constitution is an outrage.

LawDog · Dec 3, 2005

What the hell does an 18th century Peruvian rebel have to do with American history?

Granted, a bunch of Marxist/Leninist idiots are using his name as an excuse to wage a terror campaign against Peruvian "imperialism" in their quest to establish a Marxist regime in modern-day Peru; and it's part-and-parcel of Marxist Liberation Movements to hate America, but I really don't see why that deserves a mention in the National Archives.

Colour me confused.

LawDog

Edit: Never mind. I didn't realize that some rapper had named himself after an Inca guerrilla. -- LawDog

jsalcedo · Dec 3, 2005

I didn't know who tupac was until about 6 years after he was shot.

It think it was Chris Rock who said:

l'm watching the news, and like,
''Tupac Shakur was assassinated.

''Biggie Smalls, assassinated.
Struck down by assassin's bullets.''

l'm like, ''No, they wasn't!''

Martin Luther King was assassinated.

Malcolm X was assassinated.

John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Them two n****** got shot.

onerifle · Dec 3, 2005

jsalcedo-

THAT's funny.

tulsamal · Dec 3, 2005

He was a historical figure. The very fact that every poster in this thread knows who we are talking about is testament to that.

I've got a BA and MA in PolSc with a minor in History. I taught at OU in Norman and RSC in Claremore. I know a lot of historical facts about quite a few people that "the average person" will have never heard of. And YET, I've never heard of this "Tupac" in my entire life. And no, I'm not going to go read the link. I don't care.

Gregg

Kim · Dec 3, 2005

TUPAC__________I always thaought it was somehow a name that combined tupperware and crack. Tupac---------code for where the drugs are man.

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