‘No place in life or law’ by Ward Connerly in today’s Washington Times
It is not the legitimate business of government in America to promote “diversity.” Nowhere is such a duty to be found in the Constitution. It is the government’s responsibility to not discriminate against any of its citizens on the basis of their “race,” ethnicity, skin color or national origin or that of their ancestors. When the government uses “race-neutral” means to achieve a desired racial outcome instead of explicit race preferences, the two approaches become a distinction without a difference. The deliberate pursuit of racial diversity by either race-neutral means or “quotas” is the antithesis of ensuring that individuals are guaranteed freedom from government discrimination and then letting the chips fall where they may.
…the wisdom of President Kennedy when he said, “Race has no place in American life or law.”
Kennedy said that? I suppose he did. The business of politics is very different from the business of government. Kennedy’s party progeny know that people vote. Lincoln’s do, too. Changing laws does only so much when politicians are fomenting racial acrimony and pandering to special interest groups.