Madison, WIS. – A constitutional amendment supported by the Republican that attempts to limit diversity, equity and inclusive efforts in Visconsin, won approval in the state assembly on Thursday.
This remedy is the latest attempt targeting DEI efforts across the country, but it is a long way to make laws in Wisconsin. This year the Senate will also have to pass and then before the next session, the entire Legislature will have to go on a statewide vote to add Visconsin to the Constitution.
The Senate is expected to be in session only a few days before finishing its work for the year in March.
Visconsin Republicans are proposing more constitutional modifications because they do not require a signal from Democratic village Tony Evers. He has veto more bills than any other governor in the history of the state, serving as a block on the Republican agenda, which has strong prominence in the legislature.
The proposal passed on Thursday will restrict the state and local governments, including the universities of the Wisconsin and local school districts, the race, gender, color, ethnicity or will prevent anyone from providing preference treatment or providing preference treatment to someone. This requires decision making to be based on “merit, fairness and equality”, a term conservatives have used as a counter for DEI.
Orthodox supporters of constitutional amendment say that the programs are discriminatory and promote leftist ideology. Democratic supporters say that programs are necessary to ensure institutes and the government rapidly meets the needs of diverse population.
The sponsor of measurement, Republican rape. David Murphy said during the debate that the amendment “restores qualification, fairness and equality in hiring.”
But Democratic rape. Sylvia Ortis-Vales received the proposal as “divisive and manufactured” as it attempts to overcome problems that they did not exist.
The assembly passed it 62-35 on a direct party line vote.
The Wisconsin remedy has been created after a constitutional amendment adopted in Michigan in 2006 and retained by the US Supreme Court, said by the Republican writers of the proposal.
The amendment is not made in conflict with the federal law, saying that it does not ban any action to maintain eligibility for any federal program. There are many federal laws that already prevent discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, nationality or religion.
The Visconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a Conservative Law firm, is the only registered supporter of amendment in Wisconsin. The only registered opposition is the US Civil Liberty Union of Wisconsin and the National Association of Social Workers.
The idea of amendment comes when Visconsin universities agreed, under a narrow approved deal with Republican to limit DEI posts throughout the system. Republican assembly speaker Robin Wose called the deal “Cancer Dei Practice”, which he called “Cancer DEI Practice” and requested a review of diversity initiative in the state government.