What's so civil about rights, anyway?

I already wrote about Rand Paul's refusal to answer a "gotcha" question about whether he thought private businesses should fall under the umbrella of the Civil Rights Act, and now one of Harry Reid's possible GOP opponents in the upcoming race, Sue Lowden, has dodged and then sort of answered the same question. 

Pardon the pun, but are the Republicans' true colors beginning to show?  There is no "gotcha" to asking if you believe in the Civil Right Act, any more than asking someone if they believe abolition was a good idea.