Is the language "deceptive"?
Opponents of the Civil Rights Initiatives continually claim that the name “Civil Rights Initiative” and the language is “deceptive,” and hides secrets desires to harm minorities and women. Behind their claim is the false idea that “Civil Rights” is a phrase that belongs to, and only to, certain special groups in America. In particular “civil rights” has been attached to the black civil rights movement of the 1960’s. However, blacks do not “own” the phrase “civil rights” and it does not refer only to blacks, or to any group claiming social grievance. The phrase “civil rights” refers to rights owned by every citizen of the United States, regardless of physical description.
We all have civil rights.
Decide for yourself:
ABOUT THE LANGUAGE AND NAME OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS INITIATIVES:
The (STATE) CIVIL RIGHTS INITIATIVES are named after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, because the language is almost the same.
THE STATE CIVIL RIGHTS INITIATIVES:
“RACE, SEX, COLOR, ETHNICITY OR NATIONAL ORIGIN”
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964:
“RACE, COLOR, RELIGION OR NATIONAL ORIGIN”
SEE LANGUAGE OF BALLOT INITIATIVES AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 BELOW:
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964:
Sec. 202. All persons shall be entitled to be free, at any establishment or place, from discrimination or segregation of any kind on the grounds of race, color, religion, or national origin, if such discrimination or segregation is or purports to be required by any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, rule, or order of a State or any agency of political subdivision thereof.
Sec. 401. (b) “Desegregation” means the assignment of students to public schools and within such schools without regard to their race, color, religion or national origin, but “desegregation” shall not mean the assignment of students to public schools in order to overcome racial imbalance.
THE (STATE) CIVIL RIGHTS INITIATIVE BALLOT LANGUAGE:
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.