Comments on: Mayoral candidates meet Asian American community leaders http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2009/10/mayoral-candidates-meet-asian-american-community-leaders/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:57:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: uberVU - social comments http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2009/10/mayoral-candidates-meet-asian-american-community-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-2131 uberVU - social comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:19:39 +0000 http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=5138#comment-2131 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by diversity1a: Mayoral candidates meet Asian American community leaders http://bit.ly/30Rtn4... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Cheryl http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2009/10/mayoral-candidates-meet-asian-american-community-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-2101 Cheryl Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:38:21 +0000 http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=5138#comment-2101 There’s a lot at stake in the this year’s general election and the these two candidates have the progressive community split. Voters need information! That’s why Fuse Washington and numerous other leading progressive organizations have teamed up once again to publish the online Progressive Voters Guide – a one-stop resource on who and what to vote for if you want to see real progress, rather than devastating regression on issues like fairness, equality (Ref. 71) and the economy (I-1033), in Washington. Get the guide and vote for progress! www.ProgressiveVotersGuide.org; it is available via email by request at info@fusewashington.org. There’s a lot at stake in the this year’s general election and the these two candidates have the progressive community split. Voters need information! That’s why Fuse Washington and numerous other leading progressive organizations have teamed up once again to publish the online Progressive Voters Guide – a one-stop resource on who and what to vote for if you want to see real progress, rather than devastating regression on issues like fairness, equality (Ref. 71) and the economy (I-1033), in Washington. Get the guide and vote for progress!
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]]> By: Roger Clegg, Center for Equal Opportunity http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2009/10/mayoral-candidates-meet-asian-american-community-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-2097 Roger Clegg, Center for Equal Opportunity Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:22:31 +0000 http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=5138#comment-2097 "McGinn stated ... he will work to find ways to promote minority and female-owned businesses for contracts with the city." Why do race, ethnicity, and sex need to be considered at all in deciding who gets awarded a contract? It's fine to make sure contracting programs are open to all, that bidding opportunities are widely publicized beforehand, and that no one gets discriminated against because of skin color, national origin, or sex. But that means no preferences because of skin color, etc. either--whether it's labeled a "set-aside," a "quota," or a "goal," since they all end up amounting to the same thing. Such discrimination is unfair and divisive; it costs the taxpayers money to award a contract to someone other than the lowest bidder; and it's almost always illegal—indeed, unconstitutional—to boot (see 42 U.S.C. section 1981 and comments we submitted to the Colorado DOT here: http://www.ceousa.org/content/view/655/86/ ). Those who insist on engaging in such discrimination deserve to be sued, and they will lose. “McGinn stated … he will work to find ways to promote minority and female-owned businesses for contracts with the city.” Why do race, ethnicity, and sex need to be considered at all in deciding who gets awarded a contract? It’s fine to make sure contracting programs are open to all, that bidding opportunities are widely publicized beforehand, and that no one gets discriminated against because of skin color, national origin, or sex. But that means no preferences because of skin color, etc. either–whether it’s labeled a “set-aside,” a “quota,” or a “goal,” since they all end up amounting to the same thing. Such discrimination is unfair and divisive; it costs the taxpayers money to award a contract to someone other than the lowest bidder; and it’s almost always illegal—indeed, unconstitutional—to boot (see 42 U.S.C. section 1981 and comments we submitted to the Colorado DOT here: http://www.ceousa.org/content/view/655/86/ ). Those who insist on engaging in such discrimination deserve to be sued, and they will lose.

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