William Bennett advises Bush Administration, Congress to embrace true civil rights agenda

Empower America ^ | January 10, 2002 | William J. Bennett

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Washington, D.C., January 10, 2003—Today, Former Education Secretary and co-director of Empower America William J. Bennett sent a memo to the White House and the U.S. Congress urging them to embrace a true civil rights agenda based on colorblind policies and equal opportunity for all.

Bennett advises that in the coming year a civil rights agenda should be crafted around three action items:

• Ending the double standard of racial preferences in higher education admissions: The Bush Administration and Members of Congress should immediately file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on behalf of the plaintiffs in Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger.

• Expanding on the success of welfare reform: Reauthorization of welfare reform should strive to restore a culture of marriage and family formation to help stop the erosion of the family—the greatest threat to the future of black children in America.

• Extend school choice to children trapped in failing schools: Immediately empower thousands of parents with the opportunity and hope to give their children a safe and effective education by creating a comprehensive school choice program in Washington, D.C. (one of America’s worst, yet most expensive school systems). Use the D.C. school choice program as a model to unleash the same opportunity for parents and children trapped in failing schools in other cities across America.

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[TLBSHOW]

give it up your just a trent trasher and jesse Lee said stop!

[Howlin]

as she is doing here on this thread just trying to trash Trent like a fool she is!

You're the last person on this forum that should be calling anybody else a fool.

[TLBSHOW]

WELL WHAT PART OF THIS DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

Bennett advises that in the coming year a civil rights agenda should be crafted around three action items:

• Ending the double standard of racial preferences in higher education admissions: The Bush Administration and Members of Congress should immediately file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on behalf of the plaintiffs in Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger.

[bassmaner]

Geez...Bennett sounds like a libertarian, all of a sudden. ;^)

Imagine that ... maybe one of his kids was busted for weed??? ;^)

[lodwick]

bttt

[TLBSHOW]

SO YOU ARE ANOTHER TRASHER OF COMSERVATIVES!

[Howlin]

No that was some other republican!

Actually it was Trent Lott.

As majority leader, I can move an agenda that would have things that would be helpful to African-Americans and minorities of all kinds and all Americans, but specifically aimed at showing African-Americans that they have particular concerns and needs that we have to advance an agenda that will help rural and...

[TLBSHOW]

A Republican senator wants to establish a temporary congressional committee on race relations that will address such issues as a national apology for racial segregation, construction of a black history museum on the National Mall and reparations for slavery.

Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas said he will broach the subject officially with his Republican colleagues as they meet and organize this week on Capitol Hill. He said "feedback has been positive" since he sent a letter proposing the special committee to incoming Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee.

[bassmaner]

SO YOU ARE ANOTHER TRASHER OF COMSERVATIVES!

No.

I heartily support anyone who champions small government, individual liberty, and capitalism: the fundamental conservative values that made our country great.

I reserve my trashing for self-righteous, jack-booted-thug hypocrites like Bennett who claim to be conservative, but see nothing wrong in turning our once-free republic into a socialist police state for the sake of the totalitarian fantasy of a "drug-free America".

[Wolfie]

Ya ever notice that in these days ol' Bill conveniently leaves off Drug Czar from his resume?

[GOPJ]

William J. Bennett is on the money. Truth bump...

[Romulus]

Any "civil rights" agenda that ignores the right to life is worthless.

Hard to believe, but there was a time when I was a fan of Bill Bennett.

[TLBSHOW]

ban PB Abortion! Ban Abortion!