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In both his campaign against [[James H. Morrison|Jimmy Morrison]] and against John McKeithen, Rarick was regarded as the segregationist candidate.<ref>"Runoffs Set for Sept. 24 in Louisiana," ''The Spokane (Washington) Daily Chronicle,'' November 2, 1967.</ref> He referred to racial busing as a torture tactic.<ref>"Busing Called Torture Tactic," ''The Spartanburg ([[South Carolina]]) Herald,'' August 4, 1971.</ref>
In both his campaign against [[James H. Morrison|Jimmy Morrison]] and against John McKeithen, Rarick was regarded as the segregationist candidate.<ref>"Runoffs Set for Sept. 24 in Louisiana," ''The Spokane (Washington) Daily Chronicle,'' November 2, 1967.</ref> He referred to racial busing as a torture tactic.<ref>"Busing Called Torture Tactic," ''The Spartanburg ([[South Carolina]]) Herald,'' August 4, 1971.</ref>
On June 13, 1967, Rarick introduced H.R. 208 which asked Congress to renounce the validity of the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] to the United States Constitution; Rarick presented historical evidence gathered by Leander Henry Perez, Sr. (1891-1969) of Plaquemines Parish purporting to show that the amendment was not validly adopted.
On June 13, 1967, Rarick introduced H.R. 208 which asked Congress to renounce the validity of the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] to the United States Constitution; Rarick presented historical evidence gathered by [[Leander Perez|Leander Henry Perez, Sr.]], of Plaquemines Parish purporting to show that the amendment was not validly adopted.
In the midst of rioting in [[Washington, D.C.]], following the assassination of [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], Rarick called for a congressional investigation into the violence in the capital city, and remarked that the police and federal troops in the city had been "rendered ineffective" by orders which "utilized the forces of law and order to protect the looters and rioters from an angry citizenry."<ref>
In the midst of rioting in [[Washington, D.C.]], following the assassination of [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], Rarick called for a congressional investigation into the violence in the capital city, and remarked that the police and federal troops in the city had been "rendered ineffective" by orders which "utilized the forces of law and order to protect the looters and rioters from an angry citizenry."<ref>