> It's about preventing very real, very tangible discriminatory effects happening to people TODAY, right now. Draconian versions of such anti-discrimination la

> It's about preventing very real, very tangible discriminatory effects happening to people TODAY, right now. Draconian versions of such anti-discrimination laws exist in India. They are weaponized to settle personal scores to such an extent that the Supreme Court of India has had to step in on multiple occasions.[1][2] This is a legitimate fear of those protesting against such laws in the US. If you cannot handle caste discrimination cases without enacting a religion-specific law, that is a defect of existing laws that the relevant authority should fix. [1] "Civil dispute can’t be converted to a case under SC/ST Act: SC (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/civil-dispute-cant-be-converted-to-a-case-under-sc/st-act-sc/articleshow/96838815.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/civil-dispute-cant...) [2] "Insulting, abusing SC/ST person not an offence under SC/ST Act unless victim abused on account of caste: Supreme Court" (https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/insulting-abusing-scst-person-not-an-offence-under-scst-act-unless-victim-abused-on-account-of-caste-supreme-court https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/insulting-abusin...)