Wisconsin Ballot Initiative Could Ban DEI Policies in Government, Public Universities
“This would be a positive development for Wisconsin as it would remove any purported legal basis for discrimination in public entities and state contracting”
There is a chance this will not pass. The left does not want to let go of this.
Campus Reform reports:
Wisconsin voters to decide constitutional amendment banning DEI discrimination
A Wisconsin ballot initiative this fall would amend the state constitution to ban discriminatory Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at government entities, including public universities.
Under Assembly Joint Resolution 102, government entities would be prohibited from “discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, public contracting, or public administration.”
Before Wisconsin legislators can send a resolution to voters, the resolution must receive approval in two legislative years. Lawmakers first approved the proposed amendment during the 2023–24 session, then gave it second approval this January, sending it to voters this fall.
Critically, if voters support the resolution on Nov. 3, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers would not be able to veto it; Evers is a staunch supporter of DEI initiatives.
“The proposed Wisconsin constitutional amendment is substantively identical to California 209 passed in 1996 which established equality as a matter of state constitutional law across government and public entities,” William A. Jacobson, the president and founder of the Equal Protection Project, a university and DEI watchdog organization, told Campus Reform.
Proposition 209 in California prohibited affirmative action programs to grant preferential treatment to minorities, although, according to Jacobson, state entities have bypassed the measure through DEI. However, he still supports the Wisconsin resolution.
“This would be a positive development for Wisconsin as it would remove any purported legal basis for discrimination in public entities and state contracting,” he explained.
“That doesn’t mean it would accomplish its equality goals quickly,” he continued. “The discrimination of the DEI movement exists in California and elsewhere despite contrary law. But enshrining these principles in the state constitution will make it harder to justify and give pro-equality advocates a powerful legal tool.”
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Isn’t this already the law of the land nationwide? After all, discrimination is discrimination.
“Critically, if voters support the resolution on Nov. 3, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers would not be able to veto it… The proposed Wisconsin constitutional amendment is substantively identical to California 209 passed in 1996”
And as the Professor notes, what shitlibs can’t veto, they can just ignore.
until the money stops flowing to the leftist traitors …its allll smoke and mirrors
You can pass all the laws you want. Until the DEIbots are physically removed, DEI will continue. Look at how many so-called universities have simply renamed their DEI offices, or have scattered the personnel into different departments.