2024 WA Governor's race: on Civil Rights
Semi Bird:
Left abandoned him, a black man, over policy disagreements
He noted that many policies held by the far left are actually regressive and bring people of color down a dangerous road back towards slavery. He offered his term on the school board as an example of this: "As soon as they heard that I, a black man, was
against CRT, the smear campaign started." He said that people who identify as progressive left supported his run as a person of color until they found out he disagreed with their policies; then they quickly abandoned him.
Source: Clark County Today on 2024 Washington Gubernatorial race
Dec 17, 2022
Mark Mullet:
Voted against repeal of state ban on affirmative action
Late Sunday night the Legislature passed Initiative 1000, which effectively repealed Washington's 20-year ban on affirmative action in public employment, college admissions, and public contracting. Mullet said he'd probably personally vote for
I-1000 if it were an initiative on the ballot, but ultimately, he said, he was going to vote against it on the floor in order to keep "a verbal promise" he made to opponents of the measure.
Source: The Stranger blog on 2024 Washington Gubernatorial race
Jul 19, 2022
Bob Ferguson:
Won case guaranteeing rights for same-sex couples
He personally argued the Arlene's Flowers case before the Washington State Supreme Court after a flower shop owner refused to sell flowers to a same-sex couple for their wedding.
He won the case in a 9-0 decision, guaranteeing same-sex couples the same rights as opposite sex couples in the marketplace.
Source: 2024 Washington Governor campaign website BobFerguson.com
Nov 29, 2023
Bob Ferguson:
Strongest civil rights division fighting discrimination
Standing Up for Our Civil Rights: Bob formed the Wing Luke Civil Rights Division in the Washington Attorney General's Office -- and it's now the strongest civil rights division in the country fighting discrimination. He personally argued the
Arlene's Flowers case before the Washington State Supreme Court after a flower shop owner refused to sell flowers to a same-sex couple for their wedding. He won the case in a 9-0 decision, guaranteeing same-sex couples the same rights
as opposite sex couples in the marketplace.
Bob successfully stood up to illegal discrimination against pregnant individuals in the workplace, women agricultural workers facing sexual harassment, disabled veterans, and DREAMers.
Source: 2024 Washington Governor campaign website BobFerguson.com
Jun 6, 2024
Semi Bird:
Stop perpetrating the scare of a national racist threat
Q: EQUALITY: Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?A: Globalism, Elitism, Marxism. So many progressive isms' have infected our nation like a plague. America was meant to be a diverse nation, a melting pot.
There will always be the ignorance of racism, but there are special interests groups who are benefitting from perpetrating the scare of a national racist threat.
Q: I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
A: Strongly Disagree. This theory is a Marxist attack on our society and threatens the soul of America. It is a new form of racism.
Source: AFA iVoterGuide on 2024 Washington Gubernatorial race
Aug 6, 2024
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