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by int_19h
445 days ago
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> I hardly think most (any?) democrats or their constituents are talking about affirmative action in this day and age. In my state - WA - there's a prohibition on affirmative action written into the constitution (originally passed in a referendum in the 90s). Democrats have been talking of repealing or otherwise constraining it for ages, and in 2019, it culminated in another referendum: https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Initiative_1000,_Affirmat... You can see who supported it in the linked article. It was an indirect initiative so it went to the legislature first, which voted it in as law along party lines. A veto referendum was then held, in which it was repealed: https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Referendum_88,_Vote_on_I-... Again, you can look at the article for details on who supported and opposed it. I can assure you that many people do remember this whole brouhaha and the names associated with it, at least the most prominent ones (like the Dem governor). |
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