“Affirmative Action” in State Government to Become “Positive Action”

Here is the summary of House Bill 3914:

Creates the Positive Action Act. Provides that each State agency and employer shall take positive action when it reasonably believes such action is necessary to rectify discrimination or a disadvantage towards persons having a protected characteristic. Allows for favorable consideration in the process of recruitment or promotion for persons having a protected characteristic. Provides that each State agency and employer shall have a duty of equality in relation to employment and its employees. Specifies further requirements concerning the duty of equality. Requires each State agency to perform an internal examination for the existence of eugenics-inspired policies, and issue an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly. Requires each State agency to take positive action and implement strategies and programs to eliminate and prevent any disparities created by discriminatory administrative rules, policies, and procedures. Provides for the adoption of rules. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to contravene any federal law or requirement regarding affirmative action or its application to State law. Makes conforming changes for the purpose of changing references from “affirmative action” to “positive action”. Defines terms.

Draw your own conclusions.


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“Affirmative Action” in State Government to Become “Positive Action” — 10 Comments

  1. Feels like liberal tears.

    “protected characteristic

    eugenics-inspired policies”

  2. Tired of the Newspeak. Just call ii what it really is: Reverse Racism.

  3. What’s positive about denying someone who is most qualified for a job to put in an incompetent minority based on their immutable, unchosen, genetic characteristics?

    Sounds like a negative to me. Plus, racist.

  4. Renaming of a scam doesn’t make it any less of a scam.
    It’s the DEMOCRAT’S way of freshening it up a bit.

  5. Lots of BS terms:

    reasonably believes
    protected characteristic
    favorable consideration
    duty of equality
    existence of eugenics-inspired policies

    It should also state the intention that “best qualified person for a job or position should NEVER be a consideration or criteria for selection of a person for a position”.

  6. One cannot create diamonds out of mud, even with an extreme amount of pressure.

  7. There is such thing as ‘equality’ in nature …. only equality under the law.

    Yet these laws were designed for Westerners not non westerners.

  8. This country needs to be cleaned of vermin. It’s them or us. And they want us extinct.

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