“The motto of the United States of America is E pluribus unum: Out of many, one. That’s diversity, “The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, one of the most important amendments in our country, provides equal protection under the law. That’s equity.” He added, “In this country, we pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America … and in that pledge, we promise one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for All … that’s inclusion.”
There were 500 nations of people living in this land when Europeans got here. When Europeans landed here, it automatically created more racial diversity. When white shippers bought the slaves here from Africa, they increased the racial diversity of this country. These individuals authored the Declaration of Independence, stating that everyone has rights given by their creator. Irrespective of whether the original intent was directed towards white individuals, the reality remains that all people are inherently endowed with rights by their creator. This fact indicates that everyone is endowed with unique skills and talents. There have been people of every race who have contributed to this country, from the Powhattan Confederacy, who helped the Jamestown colonists, to this very moment, this has been the case.
If the claim is that people must wonder about a person’s qualifications to do a job because of policies and race, it is entirely logical to question the qualifications of every white man today. Why? The government created programs and policies that specifically excluded people who were not white men for most of 2.5 centuries. Returning to Captain Obvious, white is a race. White men were specifically hired in most fields only because they were white. White men specifically are overrepresented relative to their population in nearly every field. On the right, we have seen the moaning and groaning about former President Joe Biden's choice of Ketanji Brown-Jackson because Biden stated he was going to place a black woman on the Supreme Court. The complaints and rhetoric were loud, and it continues today. Brown-Jackson was eminently qualified to be appointed, but that did not stop the right from making the classic argument, a disingenuous tactic, of how race should not be a factor in anything, that only qualifications/merit should be considered. On September 20, 2020, shortly after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Donald Trump promised to pick a woman. He chose Amy Coney-Barrett. When that happened, we didn’t see all the bellyaching or long rants about how race should not be considered. We did not see the right-wing screeds about qualifications. Amy Coney-Barrett has been a Supreme Court Justice for 5 years. During this time, we have not seen the continued questions of her qualifications when the topic of DEI is discussed. Women, meaning all women, are a category covered by diversity and inclusion policies. Amy Coney-Barrett was a DEI pick.
President Donald Trump is promising to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pushing the Republican-controlled Senate to consider the pick without delay.
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