The massive DEI fraud that is 8a finally being audited

To be serious for a moment, I do think there's gamesmanship in getting the designation to pursue these contracts. The point of the law that created it though was specifically aimed at increasing social mobility and repairing the wealth disparity caused by generations of institutional racism. In that lens, the point of the program is to get some useful work done for the government and to give the money to a minority to do it to rid ourselves of the legacy of slavery and racism. In that regard, I think it was working. That's definitely DEI. And I'm still a fan of DEI. But more importantly, this DEI is written into the law. If America doesn't want that anymore, Congress should revise the law. It's not within the administration's authority to say they don't like DEI so they're going to get rid of it (like many of the other agencies and programs that they've illegally squashed with impunity).

 

They love to point and scream bloody murder about people stealing nickles and dimes
but
are quite ok with people stealing millions

It is ingrained in our culture. . . .. . the rule in america is . .. if you are going to steal . .. STEAL BIG
Which is why someone can bilk people for billions are only get less than 5 yrs in club fed
while someone who steals 500$ can get 10 yrs

Rocket River

 

Right, that clearly violates the Take Care Clause of the Constitution. But they’re going to do it anyway and fight it out in court, betting that the 6–3 conservative Court rules in their favor.

ps Actually, knowing that Congress has abdicated its responsibility, as it has so far, someone will have to sue for the Court to even consider the case.

 

I could argue with the rest of the post too, but I don't think that will take us anywhere useful or interesting-- just a mire of you and I asserting things at one another. But, I did want to respond to this. Assume that the original law establishing this program of contracting with the small businesses of historically disadvantaged people was naive, promotes the wrong behaviors, and isn't what we now want. Do you think we need to take some legislative action to fix it, or can we have the executive branch de facto abolish it by ignoring it?

 

Well, that's great but the Small Business Act is still law. Your examples perhaps reflect the vibes of society. But SBA and Section 8(a) is still law. The SCOTUS case didn't touch the SBA, and no case that I know of has struck down any part of it. If the SBA violates the Civil Rights Act or the 14th Amendment, surely a case can be brought to invalidate it. So, I'll expand the scope of my question a little: do you think it should be permissible for an Admin to ignore the law, or do you have to overturn the law with either new legislation or a Supreme Court decision that declares its provisions unconstitutional?