Nearly two dozen Asian American parents and legal activists rallied at City Hall, voicing concerns over Proposition 1, the “Equal Rights Amendment,” which will be on the ballot in November. They argue the amendment's language could lead to reverse racism against Asian American students who excel in specialized high schools.
Liam Payne was 'cycling through periods of ruinous behavior' prior to his tragic death at 31, source saysNearly two dozen Asian American parents and legal activists took issue with Proposition 1 — the “Equal Rights Amendment” — that will go up for a vote on Election Day, during a rally at City Hall.
Approximately 20 people gathered on the steps of City Hall to protest Proposal #1, which will be on the ballot on November 5, 2024.Section B of the proposed constitutional amendment states that: “Nothing in this section shall invalidate or prevent the adoption of any law, regulation, program, or practice that is designed to prevent or dismantle discrimination ….”
“Under Paragraph B, discrimination becomes a New York State constitutional right provided the discrimination is ‘designed to prevent or dismantle discrimination,'” said Cornell University law professor William Jacobson, founder of the Equal Protection Project. Asian parents worry that the language in the ballot measure could lead to watering down the admission criteria for entry into the city’s specialized high schools such as Stuyvesant and Bronx Science — where Asian students are overrepresented based on their overall population in the city public school system while blacks and Hispanics are significantly underrepresented.
Section A of the measure states that no person should be denied equal protection in New York based on “race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, creed , religion, or sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy.”
“If you do care about women, if you care about protecting women and all they’ve accomplished, particularly when it comes to athletic competition, if you do care about the rights of parents to be involved in raising their children. Then for those two reasons alone, you have to vote no.”
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