Thank you for your hard work. 2020 has been a difficult year for all of us. But now is the time we need you to establish your leadership over your constituency. We need you to take a difficult, but correct stand.
On November 3, 2020, Proposition 16 seeks to eliminate the California Constitution that will take us back into the 1960’s. If Proposition 16 passes government will be legally permitted to discriminate based on race or gender.
Although Proposition 16 is summarized as providing for diversity, “governmental preferences” is a legalized form of discrimination.
You, as elected officials will no longer be permitted to work with companies with the best pricing and quality. You will be forced to work with whatever or whoever the state requires you to based on a preference, which is ambiguous on its face. You will be facing fiscal impact that’s caused by less open competitions.
Further, your residents will be impacted. You will need to explain to certain races and genders that they get a minus. Not based on their merit. But merely because they were born into the wrong race or gender.
That’s why, as a resident and constituent, I’m requesting you to a public stand against Proposition 16. Join hundreds of politicians, civil rights leaders, parents, and children to oppose proposition 16.
To find out more about Proposition 16 please click this link: NoProp16.info and StopProp16.org
Dear city council members, city staff and fellow residents,
As the election season is coming up, I would like to draw your attention to Prop 16 which is about government preferences.
The California Constitution says: “a) The State SHALL NOT discriminate against, or grant 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.
Proposition 16 will strike out and eliminate this language from the California Constitution. No substitute is provided.
However, the summary being put forth to voters is this: "ALLOWS DIVERSITY AS A FACTOR IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND CONTRACTING DECISIONS.
LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT."
If diversity is the goal (according to the summary) why eliminate the Constitution that says you cannot benefit one race/gender over another? Why not propose a proposition that says it? If you specifically benefit one race/gender over another isn't THAT discrimination?
Some people say that this Proposition will hurt one or two races specifically because of their higher performances in College admissions, which I don’t agree. In the long run, it hurts everyone and it hurts our state because Prop 16 will eliminate equal opportunity and fair competition which made California one of the most prosperous and diversified states in the whole country.
Therefore, please take the time to read everything this year and be an informed Voter. I also urge the city council to take a position to oppose Prop 16. Prop 16 will legalize discrimination and waste tax money to fund the bureaucracy. Our city doesn’t need it. California doesn’t need it!
Dear city council and city staff,
Thank you for your hard work. 2020 has been a difficult year for all of us. But now is the time we need you to establish your leadership over your constituency. We need you to take a difficult, but correct stand.
On November 3, 2020, Proposition 16 seeks to eliminate the California Constitution that will take us back into the 1960’s. If Proposition 16 passes government will be legally permitted to discriminate based on race or gender.
Although Proposition 16 is summarized as providing for diversity, “governmental preferences” is a legalized form of discrimination.
You, as elected officials will no longer be permitted to work with companies with the best pricing and quality. You will be forced to work with whatever or whoever the state requires you to based on a preference, which is ambiguous on its face. You will be facing fiscal impact that’s caused by less open competitions.
Further, your residents will be impacted. You will need to explain to certain races and genders that they get a minus. Not based on their merit. But merely because they were born into the wrong race or gender.
That’s why, as a resident and constituent, I’m requesting you to a public stand against Proposition 16. Join hundreds of politicians, civil rights leaders, parents, and children to oppose proposition 16.
To find out more about Proposition 16 please click this link: NoProp16.info and StopProp16.org
Thank you!
Chloe Martinez
Dear city council members, city staff and fellow residents,
As the election season is coming up, I would like to draw your attention to Prop 16 which is about government preferences.
The California Constitution says: “a) The State SHALL NOT discriminate against, or grant 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.
Proposition 16 will strike out and eliminate this language from the California Constitution. No substitute is provided.
However, the summary being put forth to voters is this: "ALLOWS DIVERSITY AS A FACTOR IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND CONTRACTING DECISIONS.
LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT."
If diversity is the goal (according to the summary) why eliminate the Constitution that says you cannot benefit one race/gender over another? Why not propose a proposition that says it? If you specifically benefit one race/gender over another isn't THAT discrimination?
Some people say that this Proposition will hurt one or two races specifically because of their higher performances in College admissions, which I don’t agree. In the long run, it hurts everyone and it hurts our state because Prop 16 will eliminate equal opportunity and fair competition which made California one of the most prosperous and diversified states in the whole country.
Therefore, please take the time to read everything this year and be an informed Voter. I also urge the city council to take a position to oppose Prop 16. Prop 16 will legalize discrimination and waste tax money to fund the bureaucracy. Our city doesn’t need it. California doesn’t need it!
A Concerned resident
Elizabeth Mason