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Universities and colleges have increasingly demanded \u201cdiversity statements<\/a>\u201d to suss out thoughtcriminals<\/a>, if not outright demanding fealty<\/a> to the \u201cDEI<\/a>\u201d agenda. \u00a0 Some states\u2019 legislatures have fought<\/a> back<\/a>, but in California, it is the people who must fight back<\/a> against their own government.<\/p>\n \u201cA policy that requires scholars seeking a job at UC Santa Cruz to provide a diversity, equity and inclusion statement as part of the application process is unconstitutional, argues a recently filed lawsuit against the University of California system and UCSC leaders.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Pacific Legal Foundation filed the lawsuit on behalf of J.D. Haltigan, a former University of Toronto psychology professor, who argues the university\u2019s DEI statement requirement runs afoul of the First Amendment because it requires Haltigan \u2018to express ideas with which he disagrees in order to be eligible for employment.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cThe lawsuit states UC Santa Cruz applicants \u201cmust express agreement with specific socio-political ideas, including the view that treating individuals differently based on their race or sex is desirable.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Yup, definitely a totalitarian ideology keeping out any who dare question it.<\/p>\n \u201cBut Haltigan\u2019s support of colorblind inclusivity, viewpoint diversity and merit-based evaluations stands against UC Santa Cruz\u2019s publicly stated progressive stances and policies, it alleges.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Because the DEI Statement Requirement requires Dr. Haltigan to affirm particular beliefs that are inherently separate from the qualifications for the position or the purpose of the University as a whole, it imposes a condition on employment that would be unconstitutional if done outright,\u2019 the lawsuit states.<\/p>\n \u201cThis case \u2018could not only put an end to the use of DEI statements to screen applicants in the UC system,\u201d it could also \u201ccreate good precedent for future challenges to these sort of policies\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Why it\u2019s as if \u201cDEI\u201d didn\u2019t mean \u201cdiversity, equity, and inclusion\u201d, but rather, a others have noted, actually stand for \u201cdiscrimination, exclusion, and inequality\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Universities and colleges have increasingly demanded \u201cdiversity statements\u201d to suss out thoughtcriminals, if not outright demanding fealty to the \u201cDEI\u201d agenda. \u00a0 Some states\u2019 legislatures have fought back, but in California, it is the people who must fight back against … Continue reading \n
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