Is Maxine Waters Trying to Promote Racism?
Democrat Representative Maxine Waters has inserted a provision in to the financial “reform” bill currently before the house that would take us backwards in terms of racial equality and civil rights. This provision will create diversity czars to promote racial and gender hiring in federal agencies. I guess getting hired because of your abilities, education, and experience is out the window. Now the color of your skin and your genitalia will become something employers will be forced to consider. According to Fox News,
The bill would establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion at each federal agency to “ensure equal employment opportunity and the racial, ethnic and gender diversity” of the work force and senior management.
The diversity czars would also aim to “increase the participation of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in the programs and contracts” of each agency and conduct “an assessment” of those goals.
If this remains in the bill and the bill passes, instead of segregated water fountains, bathrooms, and restaurants, we will have segregated job applications. Instead of signs proclaiming “Irish need not apply” we will see signs saying “White males need not apply”. How can people in good conscience support something that goes against the very essence of having a color blind society? I thought skin color was not supposed to matter anymore! Now we will have an office at every federal agency whose sole purpose is to get people of a certain race or gender hired. How is it right to have a federal office that will treat people differently because of the color of their skin?
In his “I Have A Dream” speech, Dr. King said “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.“ If this provision passes, we will be moving farther away from Dr. Kings dream. The color of ones skin, not the content of their character, will be what is judged if they apply for a federal job.
As a side note, how much will it cost the taxpayers to have a new Office of Minority and Women Inclusion for every federal department?
