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Senate Dems Announce Racial Litmus Test for Biden Nominees
2021-03-26
[Free Beacon] Democratic senators Tammy Duckworth (Ill.) and Mazie Hirono (Hawaii) announced a racial litmus test on Biden administration nominees, pledging to reject all "non-diversity" picks until the president promises to appoint Asian Americans to "key executive branch positions."

Duckworth relayed the decision to reporters on Tuesday afternoon. She called the lack of Asian-American representation in President Biden's cabinet "unacceptable," vowing to oppose all White House nominees "until they figure this out."

She also confirmed that she will now opposed top Pentagon pick Colin Kahl, whose nomination has already been delayed by Republicans. She noted, however, that her moratorium would not apply to "diversity" nominees supported by congressional minority caucuses or to LGBTQ nominees.

Hirono joined Duckworth's pledge Tuesday evening, calling the move "very serious" in light of Biden's "commitment" to appoint a diverse cabinet. While the Constitution does bar any religious test for high office, it does not mention a racial test.
Someone, anyone, tell me how this is NOT racism ?
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Posted by:Besoeker

#6  You know that during the Roman Republic, Senators accompanied the legions to war. When a legion got wiped out, so did the Senators. At least they had a QA built into governmental performance.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-03-26 12:34  

#5  Next Gen spoils system. And yes, anything that makes them put their time and energy into this nonsense — incidentally annoying all the government employees and potential appointees frozen out of advancement because they belong to a less fashionable category — instead of advancing their openly stated objectives, is a good thing in the short term.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-03-26 10:05  

#4  Personally, I would like to see a few more Democrats join this racial litmus test caucus.

Like Sens. Collins, Romney & Murkowski?
Posted by: Raj   2021-03-26 09:19  

#3  Personally, I would like to see a few more Democrats join this racial litmus test caucus.

It would slow the Harris-Biden Admin's agenda.
Posted by: Lord Garth   2021-03-26 08:47  

#2  "Lazy Maizie" morphed into "Crazy Mazie" so quietly I never noticed.... nah, she was always a flake....
Posted by: Mercutio   2021-03-26 08:10  

#1  Simply codifying the unwritten code in existence within the Federal hiring process for several decades. Hopefully Hirono and Duckworth will introduce a bill to write the 'litmus test' into law.

[sarc off - last sentence]
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-03-26 07:19  

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