[given the bad work they've been doing, maybe the commission should be put out of its misery. But then again, maybe not. Do Obama's appointees have to be vetted by Congress?]
from SLATE: Does the U.S. Need a Civil Rights Commission? Does the U.S. need a civil rights commission? In a shocking violation of the First Law of Bureaucracy (an organization in existence tends to stay in existence), several members of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission say there is no longer any need for such a commission. Having spent the last few years investigating alleged instances of reverse racism — but not the federal response to Katrina! — these George W. Bush appointees say the commission's work is finished. At the commission's annual conference, the final panel discussion was on the topic of whether there is even a need for them. "I think every year every agency should have to ask the question — are we still relevant, are we still required, what should we be doing, should we still have an agency?" a Bush appointee said. But another panel member can think of at least one group of Americans who might benefit from having someone looking out for their rights over the next few years: Muslims. Read original story in Talking Points Memo [http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/civil_rights_commission_to_debate_its_existence.php] | Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
