Posted on 04/13/2022 12:32:07 PM PDT by karpov
The Supreme Court may ban affirmative action, but even if it does, many race, sex, and ideology-conscious “diversity” policies and programs will still remain on college campuses. Regardless of the Court’s decision, state legislators have an important role to play in striking down discriminatory practices in public higher education. Idaho is emblematic of how a “red” state must go beyond banning affirmative action to stop the growth of discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and policies in its public universities.
Idaho joined nine other states in banning affirmative action in the operation of public employment, education, and contracting in 2020. House Bill 440 prohibited discrimination against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.
The decades-long battle against affirmative action is based on the simple principle that categorizing people by race is both morally wrong and unconstitutional. Conservatives argue that our Constitution is and should be “colorblind” and that we should value individuality and merit over identity group rights. Public opinion polling shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans support this position.
Despite Idaho’s law prohibiting discrimination in public education, the state’s universities continue to use taxpayer dollars for discriminatory programs, several of which exclude men.
Consider Boise State University’s new Women in STEM, Medicine and Law Scholarship which, as the program name indicates, is a female only scholarship that “was created to help female students at Boise State feel supported to pursue any degree and career path they choose.” Further, the scholarship website says, “Donate today to support Boise State women in STEM, medicine and law in achieving their dreams.” This discriminatory, anti-male program compromises excellence in an effort to fill group quotas on campus.
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End communism on college campuses.
The Constitution promises freedom of discrimination. But there is discrimination actively practiced by governments, companies and colleges.
The Constitution doesn’t add the qualifier “... except when that person shall be White or male or both.”
So affirmative action, minority set-asides, and preference in contracting are illegal.
Let’s go back to what works, merit and the “Melting Pot”.
The different races and cultures each have their own collective minds and interests.
It’s ridiculous to expect all of these collections of people to be equally drawn to, say, nuclear physics.
Why do female college students need affirmative action when they already outnumber male students on campus? By the left’s own logic, shouldn’t college men be receiving affirmative action now?
Attach criminal penalties for violating these laws. Enforce them. Things will change when these educrats look at jail time.
Yes, I know. Never happen.
Patriots are reminded that vast, 10th Amendment-protected state powers, versus the fed's very few constitutionally enumerated powers, must be taken into consideration with respect to a state's policy on anything.
"10th Amendment: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
"Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States." —Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.
”Simply this, that the care of the property, the liberty, and the life of the citizen, under the solemn sanction of an oath imposed by your Constitution, is in the States and not in the federal government [emphases added]. I have sought to effect no change in that respect in the Constitution of the country.” —John Bingham, Congressional. Globe. 1866, page 1292 (see top half of third column)
"[...] a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country." —Justice Louis Brandeis, Laboratories of Democracy.
"From the accepted doctrine that the United States is a government of delegated powers, it follows that those not expressly granted, or reasonably to be implied from such as are conferred, are reserved to the states, or to the people. To forestall any suggestion to the contrary, the Tenth Amendment was adopted. The same proposition, otherwise stated, is that powers not granted are prohibited [emphasis added]." —United States v. Butler, 1936.
In other words, a state can do anything that a state's qualified citizen voters want, EXCEPT that a state and its voters cannot abridge personal protections that the states have amended the Constitution to expressly protect.
Excerpted from 14th Amendment:
"Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws [emphasis added]."
"Section 5: The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article."
So if you don't like your state's policies, then change either your state's constitution or laws, or change the federal constitution as a last resort.
Also, beware of unconstitutional, one-size-fits-all-states, socioeconomic “remedies” of institutionally indoctrinated, state sovereignty-ignoring, activist justices of the misguided, post-17th Amendment ratification Supreme Court.
Corrections, insights welcome.
Patriots are reminded that they must vote twice this election year. Your first vote is to primary career RINO incumbents. Your second vote is to replace outgoing Democrats and RINOs with Trump-endorsed patriot candidates.
Again, insights welcome.
Send Eastern Europeans right now.
Afirmative action is state enforced racism.
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