Posted on 12/15/2024 6:37:10 PM PST by simpson96
A Myrtle Beach-area woman of Chinese and Cuban heritage is suing to get a spot on South Carolina’s Commission for Minority Affairs, claiming state law treats her as the wrong kind of minority.
The lawsuit, filed by Sandy Chiong in federal court Wednesday, challenges the 1993 state law that created the agency, which requires a majority-Black governing board.
The specification that most of the board’s nine members “must be African American” violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, the lawsuit claims.
“In America, government positions are supposed to be open to all citizens — not restricted to members of favored groups,” Chiong’s lawyers wrote in court documents. “A racial quota prevents her from being considered for a position on an equal basis with other candidates.”
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Where can I donate? Awesome.
Now imagine the fuss if there were a law requiring a board to be majority white?
She’s right. Sounds like a do-nothing gig she’s trying to land. But it’s another reason to make popcorn.
Why does South Carolina, a state I have lived in for several years now, have a “Commission for Minority Affairs”?
So they can spend more money.
Make some white folks feel better about themselves.
Give more money away to black people.. IE buy more votes.
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