Post by Jeff on Jun 16, 2012 5:09:28 GMT -5
Suggested Grievance Amendment: "That any educational, employment or other economic assistance program provided by Federal, State or Local government to one citizen on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, handicap or other method of segregation be provide to all citizens on the basis of economic deprevation or need."
To the Delegates: We can no longer deprive the poor the same access to opportunity that are granted to us by the gift of birth. It is fact that the single greatest determinant of success in life is education and that the single greatest determinant of success in education is household income. We must start there to improve our country.
Historical Background (source: Wikipedia): In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued Executive Order 11246 which required federal contractors to take "affirmative action" to hire without regard to race, religion and national origin. In 1968, gender was added to the anti-discrimination list.[3] Comparable procedures in other countries are also known as reservation in India, positive discrimination in the United Kingdom, and employment equity in Canada.
Affirmative action is intended to promote equal opportunity. It is often instituted in government and educational settings to ensure that minority groups within a society are included in all programs. The justification for affirmative action is that it helps to compensate for past discrimination, persecution or exploitation by the ruling class of a culture,[4] and to address existing discrimination.[5] The implementation of affirmative action, especially in the United States, is considered by its proponents to be justified by disparate impact.
Affirmative action was first established in Executive Order 10925, which was signed by President John F. Kennedy on 6 March 1961 and required government contractors to "not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin" as well as to "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin".[13] This executive order was superseded by Executive Order 11246, which was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 24 September 1965 and affirmed the Federal Government's commitment "to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive, continuing program in each executive department and agency".[1]
Please join me in ending Inequality in America.
To the Delegates: We can no longer deprive the poor the same access to opportunity that are granted to us by the gift of birth. It is fact that the single greatest determinant of success in life is education and that the single greatest determinant of success in education is household income. We must start there to improve our country.
Historical Background (source: Wikipedia): In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued Executive Order 11246 which required federal contractors to take "affirmative action" to hire without regard to race, religion and national origin. In 1968, gender was added to the anti-discrimination list.[3] Comparable procedures in other countries are also known as reservation in India, positive discrimination in the United Kingdom, and employment equity in Canada.
Affirmative action is intended to promote equal opportunity. It is often instituted in government and educational settings to ensure that minority groups within a society are included in all programs. The justification for affirmative action is that it helps to compensate for past discrimination, persecution or exploitation by the ruling class of a culture,[4] and to address existing discrimination.[5] The implementation of affirmative action, especially in the United States, is considered by its proponents to be justified by disparate impact.
Affirmative action was first established in Executive Order 10925, which was signed by President John F. Kennedy on 6 March 1961 and required government contractors to "not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin" as well as to "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin".[13] This executive order was superseded by Executive Order 11246, which was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 24 September 1965 and affirmed the Federal Government's commitment "to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive, continuing program in each executive department and agency".[1]
Please join me in ending Inequality in America.