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By the way, you all know this is going to come up in California this fall? Because there is a proposition on the ballot (Prop 16, ACA 5) to repeal the current
by supernova87a 6y ago
By the way, you all know this is going to come up in California this fall? Because there is a proposition on the ballot (Prop 16, ACA 5) to repeal the current CA Constitutional section that government shall not discriminate based on race.
https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ballot-measures/pdf/aca-5.pdf https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ballot-measures/pdf/aca-5.p...
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CONS§ionNum=SEC.%2031.&article=I http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection...
"The State shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting."
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- darkengine 6y agoWashington has a similar law, and a referendum to repeal it was on the ballot last year (I-1000/R-88). It was narrowly defeated (ie, the law was not repealed). Interestingly, according to Ballotpedia, there were many newspaper editorials in favor of repealing the anti-discrimination law, but only one against (in the WSJ [1]), and it also makes mention of the issue of Ivy League admissions. [1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/legalizing-discrimination-11571602815 https://www.wsj.com/articles/legalizing-discrimination-11571...