https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-...aid-leave-dd2b3d6f?mod=hp_opin_pos_4#cxrecs_s Trump’s Shrewd Order Killing DEI He restores an ethic of merit and eliminates a large bureaucracy. By The Editorial Board Jan. 22, 2025 at 5:54 pm ET At 5 p.m. Wednesday, all federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles were placed on paid administrative leave. This is merely the first result of an executive order that President Trump signed on Tuesday, signaling his determination to kill DEI programs throughout the federal government. The move is far-reaching if expected since he campaigned on the point. The American people made clear they’re tired of DEI’s divisive ideology. The order repeals Executive Order 13985, which Joe Bidensigned on his first day in office to promote “equity across the federal government.” By “equity” he meant equal outcomes, not equal opportunity. Mr. Trump’s order rightly notes that DEI can lead to “illegal discrimination or preferences.” It’s appropriate the President signed the order just after Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King called America to its better self—by making good on its founding promise that people would be judged on their character and merit. The order also overturns EO 11246, which was issued by LBJ in 1965, little more than a year after the Civil Rights Act became law. Racial discrimination was rife at the time, and enforcement mechanisms were limited. Today discrimination in hiring is policed by state and federal law. It no longer makes sense for the federal government to refuse to contract with companies unless they adopt racial-preference programs. Those demands drive up the cost of government goods and services while discouraging good companies from pursuing government contracts. Even before Mr. Trump signed his order, the FBI and companies from McDonald’s to Meta announced they are closing or scaling back their DEI initiatives. One way to think of President Trump’s EO is as the first victory for the new Department of Government Efficiency. A substantial and intrusive policy affecting all parts of the government has been repealed. That means the army of federal workers whose job was to implement DEI programs and principles are no longer needed. Mr. Trump’s victory for limited government was done using largely limited government means. It must have been tempting to use the procurement law to drive policy—the preferred way for decades to impose government employment mandates on the private economy. But the legal basis was always a stretch: Federal procurement law authorizes the President to issue directives only for more “economical” and “efficient” federal contracting. The Trump EO makes clear that from now on federal contractors will be subject to the same non-discrimination requirements as all employers are. Kudos to President Trump for taking on DEI, and doing it in a lawfully limited way. Appeared in the January 23, 2025, print edition as 'Trump’s Shrewd Order Killing DEI'.
as I mentioned to another poster, in-house counsel has spent the better part of the past two days sketching out the likely impacts of several of these EOs for the way the university does business. A lot of balls in the air at the moment, but her general sense is that at least within the higher ed context, this is a needed "course correction" (her term) that will help establish some clarity for institutions of higher ed that has been missing for the past 45 years or so, or since the Bakke decision. She thinks it's going to be an interesting several months as the new administration puts together its various guidance documents to help universities adapt. I suspect a similar process will take place within the federal government.
Do they even have job titles? Do you even know what they do? or Does it not matter because . . .to you . . . they are simply minority lesbian and a minority female. Rocket River
Aren't you excited about how the blood of our country won't be poisoned anymore by illegal immigrants?
@Kemahkeith @AroundTheWorld @RB713 @Salvy @Tomstro @CrixusTheUndefeatedGaul @Jontro @Os Trigonum @El_Conquistador RR should be on this show
Remember all those awesome job numbers and how great the Biden administration was handling the economy? Found them. Biden administration will go down as one of the worst administrations. Some of you continue to support it and voted to extend it with Harris. American voters are some of the lowest IQ.
I'm talking about how excited you must be of the policy desires of the Maga movement you bootlick for over a year now.
I agree with some policies. I disagree with others. Im not a simple minded fool who lock steps with their team.
