Legislative Hearing on Proposition 54 is a Farce

Racial Privacy Organizaation ^ | 08-26-03 | Diane Schachterle

[Alia]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

August 26, 2003

CONTACT: Diane Schachterle

916-444-2278

ds@racialprivcy.org

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON PROPOSITION 54 IS A FARCE

SACRAMENTO - On August 27, 2003 the Assembly and Senate Judiciary Committees will hold a joint hearing on roposition 54. This hearing will produce no report, make no recommendation and add no value to a civil discussion regarding Proposition 54’s intent of ending the current system of racial classifications. The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) has already provided a careful analysis of the measure, which will appear in the voter pamphlet.

The opposition has hijacked this hearing, using it to call on their buddies in the legislature to provide a venue to once again spread their distortions and misrepresentations. It reveals the vastness of the network dedicated to preserving a racial classification system created by slave owners that will never allow us to move completely beyond the auction block as long as we embrace it.

We, the proponents, present a simple idea that has endured in this country: a colorblind government. Since the Declaration of Independence proclaimed that all men are created equal, we as a nation have struggled and fought our way toward this ideal.

Those who would try to redefine this idea to one of “color-consciousness” have institutional interests in maintaining the current system of group identity, group victims, and pitting one group against the other. Their institutional interests seem to be dependent on preserving government-sanctioned racial and ethnic identity politics.

We acknowledge that those with an institutional interest in preserving racial categorization outnumber those of us who want colorblindness by, probably 100:1 during the campaign, as will be in evidence at the “hearing,” but we believe the numbers will be reversed on October 7, 2003.

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See: original invitation from CA Democrats for input to this "hearing" at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/969633/posts

[Alia]

Obviously, a very "au-so-naturale" outpouring from the "people" of CA at this hearing. pffft.

If you see any "coverage" of this event -- please let me know!

[Husker24]

Will this be on the ballot during the Recall election?

[heleny]

Yes, Prop 54 will be on the recall ballot along with Prop 53, which will divert an increasing percentage of the budget to "infrastructure," which includes water, parks, roads, schools, etc. owned by state and local governments.

[Alia]

Proposition 54 - the racial privacy initiative WILL be on the recall ballot on October 7th. Yes.

[Alia]

Do you happen to know which groups are behind Prop 53, pls?

[familyop]

Here are a few excerpts from what's behind the following
URL.

http://www.yeson53.org/press.html
[...]
Yes on California's Future, Yes on Proposition 53 is a coalition of educators, local governments, public safety officials, environmentalists, employers, and labor organizations committed to building the facilities California needs to protect its economy and prepare for the future. For more information and a copy of the suit, you may visit www.yeson53.org.
[...]
Yes on California’s Future Chairman Jack Stewart said. Stewart also serves as the President of the California Manufacturers and Technology Association.
[...]
The Proposition 53 campaign is a coalition of employers, unions, local government officials, law enforcement and educators who understand that California’s crumbling infrastructure must be fixed and new investments must be made to make California a good place to live and do business in the decades ahead.
[...]
n mid-June, the initiative's proponents decided the recall vote was a certainty and hunkered down for a fall election, said Dan Pellissier, campaign manager for the measure. Because of the compressed timeline, the proponents will depend on existing networks, such as the League of California Cities, to get out the message.

[heleny]

I see familyop (thanks!) already posted the website and excerpts.

Prop 53 is a referendum that the legislature put on the ballot, unlike Prop 54 which was an initiative for which voters petitioned.

The democrats, unions, and environmentalists support Prop 53 because it will ensure more money to their causes (instead of relying on bond propositions at nearly every election, although those may still continue).

[familyop]

You're welcome. She's been hard at it and will probably
see it in the morning.

[Political Junkie Too]

The opposition has hijacked this hearing, using it to call on their buddies in the legislature to provide a venue to once again spread their distortions and misrepresentations.

They'd probably get better publicity if they held the hearing in a conference room and left the squawk-box on.

-PJ

[Alia]

Thank you for the data. What is 53? More special interest spending with money CA doesn't have, and for Unions.

[Alia]

Thank you, heleny. It's the same old boondoggle of spending and for special interest Dem-union pals. Did I ever tell you how much I hate the "bond" issues in CA? Bet you do too! :)

[Alia]

lol. Yep -- the ole' squawk box "attention"-getter "We were taken out of context {scramble, choking sounds) as we were discussing standard political means by which we are helping Californians (more scrambling and choking sounds, moans).. and because we really care! "

[Onelifetogive]

Yes on Proposition 53 is a coalition of educators, local governments, public safety officials, environmentalists, employers, and labor organizations committed to building the facilities California needs to protect its economy and prepare for the future.

Sounds like a NO to me...

[familyop]

"Sounds like a NO to me..."

That's right--big no-go.