4th LD bugged by Initiative 1000

I have a problem with these 4th District legislators Mike Padden, Matt Shea and Bob McCaslin. These guys sent me their “Session Review” newsletter to brag up their “big victories” and bewail their “disappointments,” one of the biggest of which was Initiative 1000, which bugged our three boys by passing the state legislature without being referred to a ballot.

These guys are ticked off though, because they claim it “allows state programs to discriminate against individuals on the basis of race.” Whoa, that can’t be right, because that would be very much out of step with the whole concept of civil rights in America! But then you dive into it and wow. They’re talking about discrimination against white people, not minorities!

Initiative 1000 is about affirmative action and allowing universities to select students from underserved groups. So, what do our three boys have to say about redlining minorities into undesirable housing areas? How about black veterans who weren’t allowed access to the GI Bill? Minorities being charged excessive fees for car loans? Or the umpteen times people of color have been denied jobs, loans, services, bathrooms, restaurants, and more?

This is cloaked white supremacy, nothing more and nothing less.

Nancy Runyan

Spokane Valley