The proponents of the bill, the most radical progressives in California (which is really saying something), say it’s about removing the ban on affirmative action, first passed in 1996.
This week, the legislature in California voted to remove the constitutional prohibition on “discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to persons on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, and public contracting.” That’s right, California just voted to allow racial and gender discrimination in all its public activities. The bill will move to the ballot in November for a popular vote.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The California legislature has now voted to strike these words from our state<br>constitution:<br><br>“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.”<br><br>I’m speechless. <a href="https://t.co/X09mWlM9sX">pic.twitter.com/X09mWlM9sX</a></p>— Steve Miller (@SteveMillerOC) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveMillerOC/status/1275892961360805888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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