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- From: zstewart@nyx.cs.du.edu (Zhahai Stewart)
- Newsgroups: co.general
- Subject: Re: Colorado Ski Report
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.012055.11387@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Date: 8 Jan 93 01:20:55 GMT
- References: <1993Jan5.195532.10202@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1icqmpINN88t@hpfcbig.sde.hp.com> <1993Jan6.161905.10896@craycos.com>
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- >>I'm not aware of any such place. Every single state, county, and municipality
- >>in the US that I know of has laws on the books protecting some groups from
- >>discrimination.
- >
- >Colorado Springs doesn't. Somehow I'm not surprised....
-
- Actually, darn few if any have such laws.
-
- Many governments in this country have non-discrimination laws which protect
- ALL residents equally against discrimination in certain areas (eg: employment).
- That is, they say something along the lines of "no discrimination on the basis
- of race", rather than "no discrimination against blacks". The "protecting
- some groups" thing is mainly propoganda from the right wing.
-
- A much, much smaller number of government has additional and separate
- legislation granting extra preferences to named groups, generally with much
- more limitations on scope. For example, "no discrimination based on race"
- applies to most public and private colleges; but some of the "affirmative
- action" preferences apply only to educational institutions which accept
- Federal, and the penalty for non-compliance is losing federal funds, not
- fines or jail.
-
- Many many people confuse the more common and more stringent "color blind"
- non-discrimination laws which give equal rights to all citizens, with the
- much more limited (but high psychological profile) affirmative action
- programs which single out groups for extra benefits. Until this separation
- is understood, one can hardly discuss the issues rationally.
-
- The point the earlier poster could have made is that heterosexuals get extra
- privileges and rights in almost all jurisdictions, unavailable to homosexuals.
- This may be the most universal case of singling out one group for extra
- benefits or special rights. Ironically, so called gay rights exists only
- within the "equally applied non-discrimination" sections of civil rights,
- not the more controversial "affirmative action" programs. CFV claimed
- otherwise, but it's perfectly legal to lie in campaigns.
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