S.F. BAY AREA SPORTS TEAMS SUPPORT RACIAL DISCRIMINATIONhttps://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/10/s-f-bay-area-sports-teams-support-racial-discrimination.phpCalifornia’s constitution provides:
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, and public contracting.
Less controversial language is difficult to imagine in a nation or a state that hasn’t lost its way. That’s why Proposition 16, the left’s attempt to repeal California’s ban on discrimination, has been behind in the polls.
But the sponsors of Prop 16 have an enormous financial advantage, in excess of 10-1, over their opponents. In addition, they have the support of the entire state political establishment, plus the wokerati.
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An ad in Sunday’s East Bay Times listing supporters of the measure includes the Oakland A’s, SF Giants, Golden State Warriors, San Jose Sharks and San Jose Earthquakes as backers. They are listed as supporters along with every leading Democratic pol in the state. . . .Wonder how the SF 49ers have thus far failed to resist the pressure to join this bandwagon or was their absence on list of supporters a typo?
I think I've been to one sports event, a Sharks hockey game, in the past 20 years. So none of these teams would lose business if I decided to boycott their events. OTOH, I have done a Sharks Foundation running event and consider doing Giants, Earthquakes, and A's running events when they hold them. No longer.
