Our
discrimination laws favor the rights of protected groups over the rights of
everybody else.
The civil
rights era correctly pointed out that the American goal of assimilation had
failed Blacks. Segregation laws were clearly in violation of the rights of
Blacks who were forced to “keep to themselves” with separate bathrooms, water
fountains and placement in the back of the bus. Blacks had already won the
right to be integrated into the military.
In the
1950s, Blacks lived in segregated neighborhoods. They had developed businesses
to serve these Black communities, their families were intact and functioning
and they elected their own representatives. They had Black colleges and
competent Black professionals and CEOs.
Bias
against Blacks existed because they were isolated and appeared to be more prone
to violence and crime. Those who thought they were inferior got it wrong. The
normal curve applies to all human beings.
Whites who got to know Blacks figured this out for themselves.
When full
integration was imposed, Blacks won the right to be served at all restaurants,
shops and businesses and they could be housed in all hotels. Their rights
trumped the rights of business owners to define their own clientele. They
adjusted and now have no trouble serving Black customers.
As a
Personnel Director, I ignored the civil rights act and hired the best people I
could find for the job within the market price. What occurred was that I ended
up with very diverse workforces and happy employees. I never violated the civil
rights laws, but I was certainly not a regulatory zealot. I didn’t want the
employees to resent the newcomers.
It’s one
thing to rightly tell the citizens that they should believe that all human
beings are equally capable of taking their place on the multiple normal curves
they occupy, but subjecting everybody else to frivolous law suits is too much.
The pile
on of protected groups in the Civil Rights Act and the expansion of its
footprint is causing its own chaos.
The 2008 Meltdown
was a direct result of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1993 and HUD
anti-discrimination rules that forced banks to give mortgage loans to
unqualified buyers. Muslims have
announced that they are coming to the US to use our anti-discrimination laws
against us to take over the US. In the
meantime, municipalities are fining bakeries for not baking cakes for Gay
Weddings. Finally, we just dodged the bullet of having hate crime status
imposed to punish free speech.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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