Opinion: Wenyuan Wu: ACA 7 is an arrogant attack on equality under the law in California
In spite of a staggering $31 million war chest and high-profile endorsements for the Yes on 16 campaign, over 9.65 million California voters of diverse backgrounds and differing political views resolutely rejected the idea that discrimination is needed to combat disparities. Percentage-wise, the measure was rejected 42.8% to 57.8%.
But the overwhelming public will in support of equal treatment under the law is being ignored in this legislative session. Democratic Assemblymembers Corey Jackson, David Alvarez, Mia Bonta and Akilah Weber introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 7, a state constitutional amendment to significantly undermine and compromise Section 31 of Article I of the State Constitution .
In other words, the state would be able to discriminate on the basis of “race, color, ethnicity, national, origin, or marginalized genders, sexes, or sexual orientations” in any public programs, as long as the discriminator can prove the intent to improve health, educational or economic outcomes. Thanks to a Democratic supermajority in the State Legislature, ACA 7 has been in smooth sailing, having passed out of the Assembly Committee on Human Services on June 7 with a 6-to-2 vote and of the Assembly Judiciary Committee on June 13th with a 8-to-3 vote. Against objective evidence, each committee has produced a bill analysis justifying the amendment on account of “negative impacts of Prop 209 on California’s population.
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