Bill to end DEI in public colleges passes in the KY House /* VETOED by the governor

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asians, like your wife, formed like Voltron and voted against it en masse.
En masses. Over 9 million people voted against the bill. You're saying the 9 million asians in California shot it down by themselves. Men women and children......... sounds shaky.


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KY has a Dem Governor that likely won't sign it. I don't know the State Congress numbers but if they have a super majority, they could override the Dem's veto.
That's what will happen. He said he's not going to sign, but they have the numbers.
The original article in OP had the details, the link summary wouldn't appear when I tried to post it
 
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Despite Trump’s grip on DEI, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says red states have a duty to uplift racial justice​


The potential 2028 presidential candidate tells theGrio, "Diversity is a strength and never a weakness."
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As a popular governor in a ruby red state and Republican-controlled legislature, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is sort of a unicorn in Democratic politics. The 47-year-old Democrat’s impressive re-election in 2023 quickly placed him on the shortlist of possible presidential candidates. Beshear was also under consideration to be the vice presidential running mate to 2024 presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
However, after Harris’ devastating loss and President Donald Trump‘s dominating return to the White House, the Democratic Party is in a state of rehabilitation and deep reflection. Some have suggested the party, which nominated the first Black and South Asian woman for president, has moved too far to the left and is too “woke” and out of touch with American voters.
Those arguments have caused concern for civil rights leaders and advocates who worry that Democrats would abandon racial justice issues and risk alienating Black and Brown voters at a time when the Trump administration is eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and programs that have made modest progress on closing racial gaps in wealth, housing, health care and beyond.
Beshear, who is openly considering a run for president in 2028, tells theGrio that now is the time for Democrats to fight for racial justice even more.
“Diversity is a strength and never a weakness,” declared the Kentucky governor, who said he opposes Trump’s anti-DEI agenda. “I know I will never be able to feel the weight of racism and the scars left by Jim Crow, segregation, even slavery. But I can listen, and I can hear, and I can take steps with our community forward, like we have.”.

Beshear said Republican governors also have a responsibility to advance racial justice because, simply, it’s the right thing to do.


“When you’ve got these jobs, your goal is to create a better state and create a better country, and that means doing what’s right most of the time, doing what’s right is also politically good,” he explained. “But people respect conviction. People, even if they disagree with you, can respect something if they know that you believe it’s right.”

“This constant attempt to divide us that the Trump administration is engaged in…is antithetical to who we are as Americans,” the Kentucky governor told theGrio. “I believe at their core, people are good, and if we give people the right information, if we bring them back together, we can get to a place where we recognize that this country has made mistakes in the past [and] that certain programs are needed to make sure everyone has real opportunity.”


Next week, Beshear is taking his message to South Carolina, where he will deliver remarks at an AFL-CIO convention and a dinner hosted by the Georgetown County Democratic Party. It’s not lost on political insiders that South Carolina is the first primary state for the Democratic Party’s presidential cycle (and heavily influenced by Black voters in the Palmetto State), making Beshear’s visit a significant one.


While Beshear tells theGrio he is “focused on being the best governor of Kentucky I can be,” the Democrat said he wants to do his part to make sure the party is out there speaking to the “everyday needs” of Americans.


“It’s recognizing that there are a lot of people who voted for Donald Trump this time around who disagree with him on a lot of things, but they believed that he was more focused on helping them pay bills at the end of the month than his opponent was,” said Beshear. The Kentucky governor asserted, “Donald Trump’s doing anything but that,” adding, “This big, ugly bill is going to hurt people. Tariffs are hurting people.”


Beshear said Democrats “now have the chance to regain the trust and the faith of the American people.” He added, “We’ll work every day to make their lives better, and if we’re doing it right, they’ll recognize that we’re working to make everybody’s life better; Democrat, Republican, and Independent.”
 
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