Opinion of Calvin Coolidge

[Mechaman]

Meh, not really as libertarian as he's made out to be.

But, which president really is anyway?  It's not like we have a ton of choices.

FF, relatively speaking.

[Mechaman]

There has never been a "Libertarian" President. They've all done incredibly anti-Libertarian things. But as far as out-weighing the bad with the good goes, Coolidge was somewhat "Libertarian."

Even William Henry Harrison? One could argue that he was the most libertarian of all Presidents as he did absolutely nothing while in office (which some say would set a good precedent for future administrations).

Except force an unwilling group of bystanders to listen to a three and a half hour speech on a cold March day in the rain?

FASCIST!

[Mechaman]

not supporting legislation that would have made lynching a federal offense.

You're confusing Coolidge and FDR bro.  (Coolidge repeatedly asked Congress to pass an anti-lynching bill, FDR the principled strict constructionist was adamantly against such legislation on the grounds of being "unconstitutional").

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On June 2, 1924, Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act, which granted full U.S. citizenship to all American Indians, while permitting them to retain tribal land and cultural rights. However, the act was unclear on whether the federal government or the tribal leaders retained tribal sovereignty.[130] Coolidge repeatedly called for anti-lynching laws to be enacted, but most Congressional attempts to pass this legislation were filibustered by Southern Democrats. Coolidge appointed some African Americans to federal office. He retained Harding's choice of Walter L. Cohen of New Orleans, Louisiana, as the comptroller of customs and offered Cohen the post of minister to Liberia, which the businessman declined.[/quote]

It's funny how some of these red avatars work:

An openly pro civil rights Republican fails to get anti-lynching laws passed=evil racist reactionary.

A progressive Democrat refuses to touch the issue in fear of pissing off Southerners="judge a man by his times"

[Mechaman]

Massive FF for supporting laws that gave full citizen rights for American Indians.

While also enacting a racist immigration law and not supporting legislation that would have made lynching a federal offense.

For the record, Coolidge did voice some frustration with the specific exclusion of Japanese immigrants in the bill.
Also, congressional opposition to the bill was described as "minimal", pretty much meaning that Congress (both Democrats and Republicans) were just as guilty of racism as Coolidge was in this instance.

[Mechaman]

not supporting legislation that would have made lynching a federal offense.

You're confusing Coolidge and FDR bro.  (Coolidge repeatedly asked Congress to pass an anti-lynching bill, FDR the principled strict constructionist was adamantly against such legislation on the grounds of being "unconstitutional").

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On June 2, 1924, Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act, which granted full U.S. citizenship to all American Indians, while permitting them to retain tribal land and cultural rights. However, the act was unclear on whether the federal government or the tribal leaders retained tribal sovereignty.[130] Coolidge repeatedly called for anti-lynching laws to be enacted, but most Congressional attempts to pass this legislation were filibustered by Southern Democrats. Coolidge appointed some African Americans to federal office. He retained Harding's choice of Walter L. Cohen of New Orleans, Louisiana, as the comptroller of customs and offered Cohen the post of minister to Liberia, which the businessman declined.

It's funny how some of these red avatars work:

An openly pro civil rights Republican fails to get anti-lynching laws passed=evil racist reactionary.

A progressive Democrat refuses to touch the issue in fear of pissing off Southerners="judge a man by his times"

Since when is having double standards a distinctive characteristic of democrats ?
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It's not.
It's characteristic of all sides in the political system, including mine .