Federal court upholds Affirmative Action (kind of)
The Michigan law, which prohibits state educational institutions from either discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to applicants based on "race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin," was enacted by a popular referendum in 2006. Just today, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the measure was unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment "Equal Protection" clause, specifying that it "irremissibly" burdened racial minorities. It doesn't appear that the court's decision has any bearing on whether or not Affirmative Action itself is unconstitutional; rather, it ruled that the State of Michigan cannot prohibit Affirmative Action is institutional racism. What are these diversity goals? Why in EVERY European country, and only European countries? When whites are the minority like here in California are we going to have Affirmative Action for us or would that be racist? Why can't whites have a civil rights group? Why is pro white racist? Why just by asking these questions am I labeled a racist?
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It doesn't appear that the court's decision has any bearing on whether or not Affirmative Action itself is unconstitutional; rather, it ruled that the State of Michigan cannot prohibit the practice. The full ruling is available here.
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Though Attorney General Bill Schuette vowed to appeal and seeking a review by the full appellate court, opponents of Proposal 2 saw new hope for a revival of affirmative action programs that had been moribund ever since 58 percent of state voters
If the State Assembly passes the bill, it will add the strength of law to what is perhaps an irreversible trend: transforming history class into an affirmative action program that retroactively rights the wrongs perpetrated by privileged white straight
OFCCP Issues Directive on Functional Affirmative Action Program ...
The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a new Directive updating the application and approval procedures for Functional Affirmative Action Program (FAAP) Agreements. OFCCP regulations allow federal supply and service contractors to develop affirmative action programs (AAPs) that are based on their business function or unit instead of establishments based on physical location. In order to do so, contractors must get prior OFCCP approval. In essence, the OFCCP Director must determine that “the contractor’s overall operational structure, compliance history, and proposed functional AAPs meet the criteria” set forth in the new Directive, effective June 14, 2011.
The Directive, which supersedes the prior one issued in 2002, outlines the criteria a contractor must meet to be eligible to implement a functional AAP, the elements that must be included in a functional AAP, the basic principles of functional AAP agreements, and the procedures for requesting, modifying, updating, reviewing or terminating a functional AAP agreement. In addition, the Directive includes examples of how an establishment-based and functional AAP could be developed, and checklists of documentation that must be submitted as part of the application and approval process.
According to the agency, significant changes instituted in this Directive include the requirement that a contractor obtain prior written approval by the OFCCP director before developing FAAP agreements, which eliminates the prior process allowing for automatic approval if the OFCCP failed to act upon the request within 120 days. Other changes of note include decreasing the expiration date for each agreement from five to three years, at which point a renewal will have to be approved, and providing for possible compliance audits if the contractor fails to submit the required annual updates to their agreements.
A contractor with an approved functional AAP must have had at least two functional units undergo a compliance evaluation during the three year term of the agreement to be eligible for a renewal of the FAAP agreement. If the contractor has only one FAAP, that FAAP will be selected for a compliance review during the three-year term of the FAAP.
Additional guidance on the updated FAAP can be found here .
It's part of my affirmative action program
as for affirmative action let's be real here the majority of people that benefits from that program are young white women.
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