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*********************************** Physician, Heal Thyself "We aren't here to talk about racism, but to talk about what the black community can do to help itself. We've had a civil rights movement already. Now it's time for a self-help movement." - Oakland NAACP chairman Shannon Reeves at a forum the group sponsored on Friday to discuss ways the black community can improve its lot from within, without relying on the federal government, Washington Times, 1/10/03 ********************************** Go Forth and e-Multiply If you know someone who might like to receive News & Views, you can sign 'em up at: http://www.chuckmuth.com. Also, please help us continue to bring you the best in conservative news and views briefs with a voluntary contribution today. It's fast, simple and secure. Just go to: http://chuckmuth.com/voluntarysubscription.htm *********************************** Quotas Fundamentally Dishonest "The dishonesty that is incidental to other policies is central to affirmative action. Most of what is said in support of this policy is either wholly unsubstantiated of demonstrably false." - Columnist Thomas Sowell *********************************** Time Running Out As you'll continuing reading below, the clock is ticking on the White House decision whether or not to take a position in the racial preferences case coming before the Supreme Court later this year. As you'll also read below, the President's political advisers appear to be winning the argument in favor of staying out of this very important fight. The deadline is THIS THURSDAY. Let the White House know that you support principle over politics - equality over diversity - by signing our petition urging President Bush to tell the Supreme Court that his administration does NOT favor racial discrimination in ANY form. Add your name to the list of over 7,500 Americans by going to: www.libertypetitions.com. *********************************** It's Not the "Diversity Protection Clause" "Is the goal of diversity enough of a 'compelling interest' to override the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment? Certainly most Americans don't think so. In a nationwide poll reported last year in The Washington Post, respondents overwhelmingly opposed racial preferences. That view cut across all groups: 86 percent of blacks, 94 percent of whites, 88 percent of Hispanics, and 84 percent of Asians agreed that college admissions (as well as hiring and contracting) 'should be based strictly on merit and qualifications other than race or ethnicity.' "Americans have internalized Martin Luther King's foremost teaching -- that human beings should be judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin. They understand that real diversity encompasses 'points of view, backgrounds, and experiences,' as (Justice Lewis) Powell put it in (the Supreme Court's) Bakke (decision). They know that race is no proxy for those qualities, and that a state university that claims otherwise engages in just the kind of racial stereotyping that the 14th Amendment condemns. "...A double standard in admissions -- one for whites and Asians, a much lower one for blacks and Hispanics -- is no way to foster respect and tolerance. It victimizes those who apply to college and get rejected in favor of less qualified applicants. It feeds the belief that black students are not as bright as everyone else on campus. It fosters hypocrisy on the part of college officials. It undermines black achievement by conditioning black students to think that they can enjoy the fruits of excellence without doing excellent work. It is, in the end, institutionalized condescension, and the longer it persists, the more lasting harm it does. "The phony 'diversity' of the racial bean-counters is corrosive and dishonest. It stigmatizes its supposed beneficiaries and sends the ugly message that what matters most about us is the color of our skin. If anything is an affront to the Constitution and to human dignity, race quotas and preferences are. The Supreme Court cannot say so soon enough." - Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby *********************************** CPAC The 30th annual Conservative Political Action conference will be held in Crystal City, Virginia from January 30 through February 1. For more information, go to www.cpac.org. *********************************** White House Still on Fence Over Race Case "The White House yesterday denied that its hesitation to join a Supreme Court battle over affirmative action was connected to lingering raw feelings from last month's racial flap over Sen. Trent Lott. Presidential spokesman Ari Fleischer, in response to an article in The Washington Times yesterday, said President Bush was taking a 'wait and see' approach because he wants to weigh the case on its merits. "White student applicants are trying to overturn the University of Michigan's preferential treatment of black and Hispanic applicants. . . . The Justice Department has already sent the White House a brief backing the white students, who object to the school's practice of automatically giving minorities 20 points on a 150-point admissions scale. "Mr. Bush has until Thursday to decide whether to endorse the Justice opinion by sending an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on behalf of the white students. . . . White House officials have been leaning against weighing in on the racially charged case, although they could change their minds before the deadline. "...Liberals are expected to redouble their accusations of Republican racism if Mr. Bush sides with the white students in the Michigan case. The White House appeared mindful of political fallout from such a scenario." - Washington Times, 1/10/03 ************************************ Former Ed Secretary Says No to Affirmative Action "Former Education Secretary William J. Bennett yesterday urged President Bush to file a Supreme Court brief supporting white students who claim the University of Michigan affirmative-action plan blocked their admission. " 'By maintaining separate systems of admission - dependent on skin color - we are turning a moral policy of color-blindness and equality into a perverse system of numeric equality, converting the theme of racial unconsciousness into a policy of racial consciousness,' Mr. Bennett said in a broadside that called on fellow Republicans to craft a new civil-rights agenda. ".'If we as a nation truly want to get beyond the idea that skin color is less important than merit and character we need simply to end race-based policies against everyone. Admissions and jobs should not be set aside for whites, nor should they be set aside for blacks,' Mr. Bennett said." - Washington Times, 1/11/03 *********************************** Goldwater & the Civil Rights Act In his own words, why Sen. Barry Goldwater voted against the 1964 civil rights bill. And get this, it was based on constitutional principles. What an extremist! Read all about it in the latest "Muth's Truths" column at: http://chuckmuth.com/muthstruths.htm ************************************ Time to Stand & Deliver "The White House, ignoring George W.'s campaign tough talk, has decided to take a pass on the affirmative-action lawsuit at the University of Michigan. Or maybe not. Karl Rove still has a week to decide. "...Before 'the Lott mess' erupted in Washington...the idea that this president would cave on affirmative action seemed far-fetched. Not now. . . . Several White House sources insist that the decision has already been made, that Karl Rove calculates that the president can escape the wrath of both right and left by getting out of Dodge. "...This time George W. has to be the man of conviction his friends imagined they elected in the year 2000. He has to tell his political consultants to shut up and leave the room if they can't take the heat. . . . Voters sometimes let themselves be manipulated. But sometimes they won't. The constituents George W. must count on when the going gets tough regard ending affirmative action, restricting abortion and cutting taxes as the very reasons they worked to get him elected." Wesley Pruden, "Pruden on Politics," 1/10/03 <http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030110-97534169.htm> *********************************** Habla Espanol? Thanks to the tree huggers, 300 jobs were lost in tiny Libby, Montana last October when Stimson Lumber Company was forced to close its mill. At around the same time the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) began advertising 200-300 new jobs "to address asbestos contamination of Libby's homes and buildings." In addition, the Forest Service was expected to bump up its staffing there by some 100 new employees. Alas, the laid-off folks from the Stimson shut-down couldn't benefit from the fed's hiring bonanza. Indeed, men and women who applied for the EPA jobs were turned away as "unqualified." Why? Because the EPA only wanted bilingual employees. According to the Mountain States Legal Foundation, "One local quipped that the only truly qualified individual (in Libby) was the high school Spanish teacher and he already had a job." Why the discrimination by the feds against English-speaking Americans? Well it seems that just days before the Stimson shut-down, the Forest Service settled a lawsuit and agreed to "increase the number of Latino Forest Service employees." I think you can now connect the dots. This sort of discrimination based on race, not merit, can be ended with a favorable Supreme Court ruling in the upcoming case involving racial preferences at the University of Michigan. Unfortunately, President Bush may not weigh in on this important case for fear of upsetting minorities the White House hopes to attract for the 2004 elections. He has until January 16 to decided whether or not to allow the Justice Department to file a brief opposing racial preferences with the Court. You can help persuade the White House to put the ideal of a color-blind society ahead of raw political calculations by signing our online petition to President Bush at: <http://www.libertypetitions.com/petition.html?name=no_racial_preference> ********************************* ********************************* Published by The Goldwater Club Chuck Muth Editor/Publisher P.O. Box 15307 Middle River, MD 21220 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The opinions and views expressed in Chuck Muth's News & Views reflect those of the writers, editors and columnists therein and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the sponsors, advertisers ... heck, even some of our readers. To be REMOVED, go to: http://www.chuckmuth.com/newsletter/ and complete the removal request instructions you'll find there. Or send your request to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # #
