HomeMy WebLinkAboutJEREMY NAVARRO (PROP 16) From: City Clerk
To: Yasuda,Erica;Woodward,Carrie
Cc: City Clerk
Subject: FW:city council meeting general public comments
Date: Tuesday,September 15,2020 3:02:51 PM
From:Jeremy Navarro <jeremynav77@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, September 15, 2020 3:01 PM
To:Jeremynav77@gmail.com
Subject: city council meeting general public comments
Dear city council member,
Lately there were many rallies organized by residents throughout California to
oppose proposition 16. Civil Rights activists, law professors, elected officials,
students and parents all spoke passionately against Prop 16 in those rallies. Why
was that? I learned that Prop 16 was proposed by the state assembly woman Shirley
Webber, aiming to repeal Prop 209, part of California constitution, which clearly
prohibits the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to,
any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in
the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.Yet the
state wants to repeal it. If Prop 16 passes in the Nov election, it means we the
Californians allow the state to discriminate against all of us based on our race,
gender or color and allow special treatment by the state in college admissions,jobs
and contracting. This is totally unconstitutional and against the American value of
equal rights.
Furthermore I have learnt that the ballot label was written in a very misleading
fashion. It says Prop 16 allows diversity as a factor in public employment, education
and contracting decisions. The legislators are playing word games with the voters.
They replaced the word "discrimination"with the word "diversity". This is
discrimination in the name of"diversity".
Let's all not be misled by the ballot label. We should all say no to discrimination and
most of all discrimination from the state level. Please vote NO on Prop 16 in Nov!
Thank you.