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California Dems slate voter referendum on repeal of prop 209 ban on official racial discrimination

Capitalizing on the moral panic over “systemic racism,” the California State Senate yesterday surpassed the 2/3 majority required to submit a constitutional amendment to voters in November repealing the state’s landmark Proposition 209, which banned racial preferences by the state. It reads:

“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.”

That is no longer woke enough for the party that completely controls the state government. They WANT the ability to discriminate on the basis of race.

The AP reports:

California voters will decide in November whether governments and public colleges and universities can consider race in their hiring, contracting and admissions decisions. (snip)

Read the full story from American Thinker


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