Do you prefer that racist cac that's currently in office over Beto
No.
LMAO texans getting fed up. They really trying to get that frail cac out the paint đ¤Ł
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No.
Beto really needs to give it up. He's not the one we need to get the job done.
Abbott and the GOP have been keeping this on repeat up until the day of the election. Dummy said it on national television at the Democratic Presidential Debate in 2020.
I donât know about some of yâall, but I like my AR-15. Itâs my right to own one and nobody is going to take it away, unless I become a felon (not happening).
Like clockwork. Here you silly âHow dare you criticize a beloved Democrat. You gotta be a MAGA!â clowns. It NEVER fails.
Did I ever say that it didnât apply to him? When did I ever say that I supported Greg âHot Wheelsâ Abbot? Donât quote me, stupid nikka.
Abbott tells Texas state agencies to stop using diversity initiatives, calls them illegal
Jared GansFri, February 10, 2023 at 3:43 PM EST
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) told state agencies to stop using diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in hiring, claiming doing so is illegal, The Texas Tribune reported Friday.
The Tribune obtained a memo that Gardner Pate, Abbottâs chief of staff, wrote to state agencies on Monday saying that the initiatives violate federal and state employment laws and illegally discriminate against certain demographics.
Pate did not specify which groups he was referring to, according to the Tribune.
âThe innocuous sounding notion of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has been manipulated to push policies that expressly favor some demographic groups to the detriment of others,â Pate said.
Republican lawmakers in several states throughout the country have also pushed back against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and critical race theory â a theory that posits racism underlies American institutions and public policies â alleging that they unfairly discriminate against white people.
Diversity, equity and inclusion programs have been designed to provide support for certain communities that have historically faced discrimination in public and private spheres.
âRebranding this employment discrimination as âDEIâ doesnât make the practice any less illegal,â Pate wrote. âFurther, when a state agency spends taxpayer dollars to fund offices, departments, or employee positions dedicated to promoting forbidden DEI initiatives, such actions are also inconsistent with the law.â
The Hill has reached out to Abbottâs office for comment.
ABC News reported that the memo said the funding of these programs is also illegal, and argued that the programs worsen discrimination instead of addressing it.
A spokesperson for Abbottâs office told ABC that the memo is a âreminderâ that state agencies and public universities need to follow federal and state law in hiring.
âThe issue is not diversityâthe issue is that equity is not equality. Here in Texas, we give people a chance to advance based on talent and merit,â they said.
Andrew Eckhous, an attorney based in Austin, told the Tribune that Abbottâs office is âcompletely mischaracterizingâ these programsâ role in hiring decisions.
âAnti-discrimination laws protect all Americans by ensuring that employers do not make hiring decisions based on race, religion, or gender, while DEI initiatives work in tandem with those laws to encourage companies to solicit applications from a wide range of applicants, which is legal and beneficial,â he said.
A Texas state representative also introduced a bill last year to bar state funding from going to any âoffice of diversity, equity, and inclusionâ or an office that supports those goals, the Tribune reported.
Evil FDR
But he's happy for disability initiatives forcing companies to accomodate wheel chair bound a$$holes and bigots with costly ramps, elevators and shyt...
Wink Beaufield
Superstar
Taking pages out of the Woodrow Wilson playbook.
StrategicâŚ.. he and Desantis are battling for that top spot with other red state governors not far behind. They are building up for the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action that is coming in a few months. Any tools that help level the playing field for minorities will be cut.
I have friends that are chief diversity officers at schools in these states. They will be moving on soon enough.
I have friends that are chief diversity officers at schools in these states. They will be moving on soon enough.
It's that Trump logic.
Where they look at population size and demographics and conclude that since majority of voters are white, you don't need the minority vote if you can appeal to all white voters only.
It's actually quite revealing on how they perceive white sentiment and beliefs. They're banking on majority of the white voting bloc being far right.
Kurt off them percs
With Booker T wife
Texas is mini Cali, give it time
Greg Abbott's lead over Beto O'Rourke has shrunk to 5 points, new poll shows
In the last Texas Politics Project poll, conducted in June, Texas Governor Greg Abbott was leading Beto O'Rourke by 6 points.www.statesman.com
Not getting my hopes up, but Texas turning blue will be funny asl them Maga cacs will be FURIOUS
krackdagawd
Inspire.
Cacs gonna cac is probably one of the best bets you can make.
Elim Garak
Veteran
Some of these people keep voting for and supporting these idiots.
Yea⌠and this is something that isnât very extreme, making it more digestible for independent white voters. Republicans will look to push these laws federally if ever they get a full majority again.