2/8/2024

We must follow the Constitution which covers all of us. If we start parting the waves of our structure which is being lead by some foreign CEO’s in our country – is geared to make trouble for all of us.

The rules must apply to all of us in order to make our country safe. There are jobs that could be under the umbrellas of DEI’s. But, there are specific jobs where people have to be qualified to keep the people safe.

These foreign CEO’s who want all jobs to be DEI’S have not given thought to the whole ball of wax – they are only trying to reduce our country to rubble. 

Time for further thought for DEI by the Constitution.

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After the supreme court struck down affirmative action for universities, the conservative legal movement is targeting the business sector. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters© Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Acoalition of business leaders sent letters to the CEOs of the Fortune 500 companies Wednesday urging them to maintain a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives as they come under conservative attack.

“Business decisions intended to capture the value from diversity initiatives have been politicized by a vocal minority of ideologically motivated voices who ignore both facts and the law,” the letter from groups like US Black Chambers and the Global Black Economic Forum read. “We believe it is imperative that CEOs and other company leaders are able to make strategic decisions for their companies without threats of frivolous lawsuits and political pressure.”

The letter is one of the first from diversity-focused business groups that explicitly outline concerns about the conservative legal movement targeting DEI and pressure for companies to protect their diversity policies.

“It is vital that we do not allow the voices of an extreme few to outweigh the voices of the many,” the letter said. “We cannot and will not sit idly by and allow that to happen.”

Following the supreme court ruling against affirmative action at US colleges and universities last summer, the conservative legal movement has turned its attention toward the business sector.

In August, Edward Blum, the conservative legal activist who brought affirmative action back to the supreme court, sued a venture capital firm that awarded grants to Black women entrepreneurs. Blum, through his group the American Alliance for Equal Rights, argued that the firm, called Fearless Fund, was discriminating against white entrepreneurs by making the grant exclusively for Black women. The case could eventually make its way to the supreme court, where it would face the same panel of conservative judges that overturned affirmative action.

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The letter comes a week after conservative judges in Miami heard arguments in Fearless Fund’s case. A separate federal court in September had blocked the firm from awarding $20,000 grants to Black entrepreneurs, largely coming from corporations like Mastercard and Bank of America, pending the outcome of the case.

In Miami, lawyers for Fearless Fund argued that the grants are protected by the first amendment because they are charitable donations. Kevin Newsom, a federal judge appointed by Donald Trump, asked the lawyers if a grant program for only white applicants would also be protected by the first amendment.

“No matter how repugnant I might find that, the first amendment protects all speech,” Jason Schwartz, a lawyer for Fearless Fund, told the judge.

At a news conference after the hearing, Arian Simone, co-founder of Fearless Fund said that they lost “upwards about eight figures of investments” following the lawsuit’s filing.

“When people hear lawsuits, sometimes the spirit of fear has gotten to them,” Simon said. “We have been financially impacted due to this lawsuit.”

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