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发信人: liaoch (liaoch), 信区: SanFrancisco
标 题: Darkest day in California's recent history of politics[zt]
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Feb 16 00:56:18 2014, 美东)
source: http://www.weidb.com/t1197.html
My dear friends,
In my humble opinion, 1/30/2014 marked the darkest day in California’s
recent history of politics. On this day, the California Senate
overwhelmingly (27:9) approved SCA-5 ( which would appeal provisions of Prop
209 and allow the State of California to discriminate an individual or
group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.
In the 18 years that Prop 209 has been in effect, California has become the
most diversified state in the US. Also, comprehensive measures were
introduced to help students from disadvantaged families to obtain high
education, which have my full support. Now SCA-5 seeks to roll back the
clock to unfairly punish Asians simply based on race. The 14th Amendment of
the US Constitution clearly states that no state shall deny to any person
within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. The SCA-5 is wrong
and in violation of the US Constitution.
As a beneficiary of the Prop 209, in just a few years of career life, I have
directed works that brought tens of millions of dollars of revenues into
California, helped to create/maintain hundreds of jobs benefiting all
ethnical groups, with a lot more down the road. However, some day, my
children might tell me: “Dad, I lost the opportunity simply because of the
color of my skin.” Not to mention that a student from a disadvantaged Asian
family could lose nearly all opportunities to pursue any "American Dream".
Currently, the bill is at the California Assembly. I hereby urge you to call
your representative at the Assembly ( to vote no on SCA-5. I will also
deeply appreciate if you could help spreading the words. |
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