|
| “
|
Government uses a sledge hammer to kill flies, and nowhere is this more evident
than civil rights. I disagree with Michael Steele that Rand Paul's "philosophy is misplaced." The 1964 Civil Rights
Act did overstep, and that statement of fact no way implies support for unequal rights. *
I remember a 60 Minutes episode, from the 1990's, that focused on a
small manufacturer in the northeast. Reflecting the neighborhood,
ninety-eight percent of the plant's employees were Black, or Hispanic.
When a Black woman (claimed ) she applied for a job, and not hired
because of race, the EEOC took action. That resulted in a financial
judgment that led to the company's bankruptcy, and closure. More
EEOC, off the top of my head.
- Employers can't ask applicants whether they've been in
prison, use drugs, been dishonorably discharged, or have sex with
animals.
- In 1997 the EEOC ruled that disseminating derogatory
electronic messages regarding `ebonics' " to your co-workers is
against the law.
- Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have used the Civil Rights Act to shake-down corporations to the tune of millions.
- Under the umbrella of the Civil Rights Act, democrats have created masterworks of ridiculous
racial gerrymandering
LA-04 - Here is a brief catalogue of some of what's been described by various agencies and courts as "harassment" under the CRA:
Co-workers' use of "draftsman" and "foreman" (instead of "draftsperson" and
"foreperson"). "Men Working" signs. Sexually suggestive jokes, even
ones that
aren't misogynistic. Derogatory pictures of the Ayatollah Khomeini and
American
flags burning in Iran. In the words of one court's injunction: remarks
"contrary to
your fellow employees' religious beliefs." "Offensive speech implicating
considerations of race." (Eugene Volokh, 1997)
|
Dittos, Mr. Steele
*
I think Americans are all for equal rights under the law. That
includes [ahem] allowing police to ask traffic violators with
Mexican features to show identification - like the rest of us.
|
” |
|
