June 29, 2023

Politics update

Michael Eric Dayson  - [Clarence Thomas] climbed the ladder of affirmative action to his present perch of power only to help destroy the very ladder on which he ascended. This is not only the mark of deep ingratitude & disavowal of history, but a withering betrayal of justice & democracy.

Robert Reich -  SCOTUS says colleges can't take race into consideration during admission.... But they can give preference to "legacies." Since non-white students were barred from most colleges for 200+ years, legacy students are by definition most likely white.

Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he would seek to eliminate the constitutional guarantee of citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants born in the United States. So-called ‘birthright citizenship’ has long been considered protected under the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to all individuals ‘born or naturalized in the United States.

A rural Delaware town is seeking to allow local businesses the right to vote, causing concern that corporate interests could sway local elections. Seaford, Del., with a population of about 7,000 in the state’s rural west, changed its charter in April to allow each business in the town one vote in local elections. For that measure to go into effect, it would have to be approved by the state legislature

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