Kris Kobach on Civil Rights

Costco should end Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies

Costco should treat every person equally and based on their merit, rather than based on divisive and discriminatory DEI practices. That reflects President Trump's executive order encouraging "the Private Sector to End Illegal DEI discrimination and Preferences."

Companies renouncing DEI include Amazon, Ford, John Deere, McDonald's, Meta, and Walmart. Inexplicably, Costco has doubled down on DEI. Costco's position runs contrary to the Supreme Court's recent decisions and raises concerns about Costco's compliance with State & federal laws. Costco should "do the right thing" by following the law and repealing its DEI policies.

Do nothing to protect the rights of LGBT workers

Although the US Supreme Court has ruled that federal law does prohibit discrimination against same-sex partners and does not allow for sexual harassment, federal civil rights law doesn't apply to sexual orientation or gender identity. That void becomes a state issue.

Anti-gender identity, according to AFA survey.

The AFA inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws'? Self-description: (American Family Association helps produce iVoterGuides): `Grounded in God; rooted in research`; they `thoroughly investigate candidates`; when they cannot `evaluate with confidence, they receive an `Insufficient` rating` (& we exclude)