For more than a half century the federal government has enacted countless laws and issued thousands of administrative decrees to promote racial equality. Central to this quest has been the doctrine of “disparate impact” (based on Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act) that holds that any job requirement a business of at least 15 employees has that disproportionately harms blacks, might be punishable as racial discrimination. In the landmark case of Griggs (1971) for example, the Supreme Court held that requiring all applicants for a power company lineman job to have a high school degree was racially discriminatory since blacks were less likely to graduate high school. Crucially, the burden of proof was on the employer to demonstrate that the requirement producing the disparity was essential for the job, a difficult hurdle to overcome.
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If "races" were "equal," Australopithecus, Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons etc would not be extinct.
ReplyDeleteThat's a horrible example. Those were different species, not "races".
DeleteIf species were "equal," there would be no "races."
DeleteGive it, Chuck. You're no good at this. Climate in the area of origin determines races. Species doesn't have a thing to do with it.
DeleteClimate definitely influences species. Look at bears.
DeleteThe never-ending quest for racial equality will never be resolved because .. well hard as we try to be at one ... the Negros keep acting like Negros.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I agree with you, the preferred pluralization of "negro" is "negroes."
DeleteThe Federal Government will not hire felons. Sheetz should sue the government for its double standards.
ReplyDeleteThe Federal Government will not hire CONVICTED felons. FIFY
DeletePlenty of the other kind in DC, as we know.