Very Good news.
Indeed. The Republicans ignore a great opportunity when they often play the same games of dividing people by race that the Democrats do. The Democrats often treat people as being defined by their skin color, whether that means having “blacks for Obama” and “hispanics for Obama” groups, or by supporting the hiring of less qualified candidates on the basis of skin tone. It should be so easy to fight them on the issue, but it’s rarely done.
Isn’t it funny that as soon as Asians start taking advantage of “minority set asides” that magically these set aside are ruled racist and need to be “re-worked”-LOL
Why don’t they just say “Blacks and Hispanics only” and quit playing this stupid game.
Let ‘em work for it.
BTW-I hope this stays in breaking news-This is big!!!
NICE!
“The admission opens the door for contractors to legally contest lucrative federal procurement, services and construction contracts granted to minority contractors under preference programs across the nation, including many contracts already in existence.
“That means those programs are also unconstitutional,” Barton said.....
Thousands of minority-owned companies across the nation seek 8(a) certification from the SBA, which allows them to win procurement contracts from all federal agencies on a preferential basis, often without facing competitive bids.”
How can such programs be considered anything but discriminatory?
Rush was talking about something similar where Blacks, in particular, were given vouchers to attended private schools in Washington DC.
(including the same private school where Barry’s kids attend)
The Dims are covertly taking these away.
Since this is supposed to be America this is good news.
The best people with the best deal get the job. PERIOD.
I thought the liberals liked fair? Course that was never true unless it benefitted them or one of their sacred cows...
Excellent!
Very good. However, with a wave of the wand “The Divine One” shall ensure that minority firms are given the right of first refusal on all bids for governmental work. (See Reich)
Heard today Obama is going to review and make necessary changes on the way federal contracts are awarded. Here comes Rieches, white skilled construction workers need not apply. Watch with no surprize or amazement
The appeals court said the discrimination statistical data used by Congress to justify minority contracting was insufficient. On Nov. 4, it ordered Rodriguez to issue a final judgment and injunction.
Looks like the Federal Court of Appeals was fed up with the US District Court Judge.
hooray for the Hispanic judge who did not give in to race baiting!
Who would have thunk that the Government was acting unconstitutionally? /sarc
"Not so fast" Robert Reich says.
Let’s hope it sticks!
Thousands of minority-owned companies across the nation seek 8(a) certification from the SBA, which allows them to win procurement contracts from all federal agencies on a preferential basis, often without facing competitive bids.
The minority contracting program administered by the Transportation Department, which gives preferences for street and bridge construction to minority firms, also can be contested by other contractors, forcing the transportation agency to re-bid contracts on an open, non-race basis.
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Why were they ever rewarded in the first place? I thought we were all supposed to be EQUAL!!!
I don’t think I want to be lectured by liberals any longer about race, thank you very much!
These “minority” contracts really do need to be terminated. My experience is only in the transportation industry. Very often - in fact most of the time - the contracts will be given to a minority owned “business” that promptly farms them out as a sub to some non-minority owned business who was barred from bidding on the contracts. The minority owned “business” takes a healthy cut off the top, of course, while doing zero work. It is quite a lucrative scam.