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The California legislature has now voted to strike these words from our state
constitution:“The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.”
I’m speechless. pic.twitter.com/X09mWlM9sX
— Steve Miller (@SteveMillerOC) June 24, 2020
From the Wall Street Journal:
A Vote for Discrimination
California’s Legislature votes to bring back racial preferences.
We live in strange times, and strange indeed is that, while deploring racism, the Democratic Legislature in California has voted to codify racial discrimination in state law. On Wednesday the state Senate voted for a constitutional amendment, ACA 5, that would reintroduce racial preferences for who gets a state job or contract, or who is admitted to a state university.
The WSJ calls it “racial preferences” but it’s naked racism is what it is.
There are only so many seats in a university. There is only so much government contract money to offer. There are only so many jobs the government can pay for. So in the end, someone will be denied an opportunity or job or ability to make in income because of their race.
Californa wants to codify this into law. For the sake of Progress.
“I say . . . segregation today . . . segregation tomorrow . . . segregation forever.” – George Wallace (1963), also Gavin Newsom (2020)
There is an old joke (sort of) that said the definition of a liberal is someone so open minded that they will not take their own side in an argument.
Apparently, the modern day leftists took that as a policy.
I can’t wait until the first state hiring manager decides to hire only white males, and deny qualified minorities a job. They can now point to the state Constitution and say it was perfectly legal.
Funny how doing what was “bad” in the 50s n. 60s is now handwringingly wonderful. (DING!!) popcorns done!