Schumer: “the nomination of Marvin Quattlebaum speaks to the overall lack of diversity in President Trump’s selection for the Federal judiciary. Mr. Quattlebaum replaces not one but two scuttled Obama nominees who were African American.”
“the Trump administration, as in so many other areas, is taking a giant step backward–this time, when it comes to the diversity of their nominations. I will be voting no on the Quattlebaum nomination,” said Schumer.
“So he shouldn’t have the job because he’s the wrong color?” asked Tucker Carlson. “You thought this principle was settled 50 years ago, but on the left it isn’t, and never has been. Treating people differently just because of their skin color is wrong, and reducing people to members of their race is wrong. It’s a cul de sac, by the way. It leads to the worst, most divisive, and in the end most violent kind of politics. Chuck Schumer is apparently a throwback to the Democrats of the segregation era. Sadly, he’s not the only one.”
And in the private sector, google is sued for reverse discrimination. YouTube recruiter sues Google for refusing to hire white and Asian men.
Rep. Al Green plays Race Card in employment talk.
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Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer opposed the nomination of A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. as a South Carolina federal district judge. The nominee was confirmed by a 69-28 vote.
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Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, finally, one final word on a pending judicial nomination, Marvin Quattlebaum. First, for the benefit of the Senate, I would like to note that the only reason the current nomination is up, the nomination of Quattlebaum is up is because the two Republican Senators from South Carolina refused to return a blue slip for two judges nominated for the same vacancy by President Obama. Their right as the home State Senators to not return a blue slip was respected by the Democratic majority, Chairman Leahy, in 2013, unlike the Republican majority, which has already ignored the blue slip precedent and confirmed a circuit judge without the approval of both home State Senators. I want my colleagues on the other side to remember that their blue slips were respected during the Obama administration and to think long and hard about continuing to ignore them now that their party is in the White House.
Second, the nomination of Marvin Quattlebaum speaks to the overall lack of diversity in President Trump’s selection for the Federal judiciary. Mr. Quattlebaum replaces not one but two scuttled Obama nominees who were African American. As of February 14, 83 percent of President Trump’s confirmed nominees were male; 92 percent were White. That represents the lowest share of non-White candidates in three decades.
It is long past time that the judiciary starts looking a lot more like the America it represents. Having a diversity of views and experience on the Federal bench is necessary for the equal administration of justice. After years of improvement, the Trump administration, as in so many other areas, is taking a giant step backward–this time, when it comes to the diversity of their nominations. I will be voting no on the Quattlebaum nomination.
“So he shouldn’t have the job because he’s the wrong color?” asked Tucker Carlson. “You thought this principle was settled 50 years ago, but on the left it isn’t, and never has been. Treating people differently just because of their skin color is wrong, and reducing people to members of their race is wrong. It’s a cul de sac, by the way. It leads to the worst, most divisive, and in the end most violent kind of politics. Chuck Schumer is apparently a throwback to the Democrats of the segregation era. Sadly, he’s not the only one.”
YouTube recruiter sues Google for allegedly refusing to hire white and Asian men
A former YouTube employee has sued Google for allegedly pressuring recruiters to only look for female, black, and Hispanic or Latinx applicants. Arne Wilberg — who spent nine years working at Google — filed a discrimination suit in January, and The Wall Street Journal reported its existence today. Wilberg claims that Google implemented “clear and irrefutable policies” meant to exclude white and Asian men in an attempt to increase the company’s overall diversity. He also claims that Google retaliated against him for opposing these policies, eventually firing him in November 2017.
Wilberg’s lawsuit targets Google and 25 unnamed Google employees who allegedly enforced discriminatory hiring rules, quoting a number of emails and other documents. It claims that for several quarters, Google would only hire people from historically underrepresented groups for technical positions. In one hiring round, the team was allegedly instructed to cancel all software engineering interviews with non-diverse applicants below a certain experience level, and to “purge entirely any applications by non-diverse employees from the hiring pipeline.” California labor law prohibits refusing to hire employees based on characteristics like race or gender.
Wilberg alleges that several employees complained to Google about the company’s hiring policies, but were either ignored, transferred, or demoted. The lawsuit says that some employees from marginalized groups were uncomfortable with a program called “Project Mirror,” where they would be specifically assigned to interview candidates of their own race or gender. One person allegedly “complained that managers were speaking about blacks like they were objects.”
Google told The Wall Street Journal that “we have a clear policy to hire candidates based on their merit, not their identity. … At the same time, we unapologetically try to find a diverse pool of qualified candidates for open roles, as this helps us hire the best people, improve our culture, and build better products.” However, the Journal cites anonymous sources that corroborate some of Wilberg’s claims.
Rep. Al Green plays Race Card in employment talk.
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