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from Miami Herald
“Some have said this is an end of an era,” Bush’s pastor, the Rev. Dr. Russell Jones Levenson, Jr., said during his eulogy in Washington. “But it doesn’t have to be. Perhaps this is an invitation to fill the void that has been left behind.” We can only hope. Because this moment is haunted by a curious and sobering duality. Some people mourn for George H.W. Bush, yes. But some of us mourn for America, too.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
Sue Lani Madsen: Initiative 1000 barking up the wrong tree
If you’re unfamiliar with the phrase, or with the acute hearing of dogs, a dog whistle refers to a sound pitched so high only a dog can hear it. When applied to politics, it’s often just another way to insult people. Initiative 1000 petitions are starting to appear in the Spokane area. Its title is the Washington Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Act and its intention is to allow “the state to remedy discrimination for certain groups and to implement affirmative action, without the use of quotas or preferential treatment (as defined).” The “as defined” part is critical. It revives the discredited concept of affirmative action, a concept historically defined by quotas and preferential treatment. Preferential treatment, or what not to do, is defined in I-1000 as using identification with a protected class as “the sole qualifying factor to select a lesser qualified candidate over a more qualified candidate.” Careful wording leaves open the door to select a lesser qualified candidate.
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Sue Lani Madsen: Initiative 1000 barking up the wrong tree
If you’re unfamiliar with the phrase, or with the acute hearing of dogs, a dog whistle refers to a sound pitched so high only a dog can hear it. When applied to politics, it’s often just another way to insult people. Initiative 1000 petitions are starting to appear in the Spokane area. Its title is the Washington Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Act and its intention is to allow “the state to remedy discrimination for certain groups and to implement affirmative action, without the use of quotas or preferential treatment (as defined).” The “as defined” part is critical. It revives the discredited concept of affirmative action, a concept historically defined by quotas and preferential treatment. Preferential treatment, or what not to do, is defined in I-1000 as using identification with a protected class as “the sole qualifying factor to select a lesser qualified candidate over a more qualified candidate.” Careful wording leaves open the door to select a lesser qualified candidate.
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