By the logic of SCR1, the state Senate is voting to dismantle @NVSenateDems and @cceanv.
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It's a resolution against systemic racism, which, as is often the case, isn't defined in the text.
Systemic racism is said to "create generational poverty" and "disproportionally affect people of color."
This is pretty standard. The term "systemic racism" isn't defined, but it's identified by disparities in outcomes.
SCR1 says it supports government initiatives to "dismantle systemic racism." Remember systemic racism is when there are disparities in outcomes based on race, even if the laws or rules are race neutral.
Just hours before this, @NVSenateDems pushed through an amendment that strips coronavirus liability protections from school districts that compiled with health standards. @cceanv pushed strongly for this too.
That provision makes it less likely that CCSD will reopen at all this year. Who is hurt the most by a lack of classroom instruction? Not well off parents who can afford private schools, tutors or stay home and help their kids learn.
Not reopening in-person instruction will be devastating for low-income students who are ... disproportionately minorities. Remember @SuptJaraCCSD has admitted that students didn't learn online last quarter.
So, @NVSenateDems passed an amendment that will disproportionately hurt the learning of minority students. That means they're increasing systemic racism, as they view the term.
Along with supporting that amendment, the teachers union has long opposed reforms, like school choice, that improve educational performance for minority students.
So, when @NVSenateDems propose dismantling their own caucus and @cceanv, I say go for it.
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Don’t think a court loss means there’s no proof of voter fraud. The District Court didn’t engage with the names submitted by Trump campaign of double dead and out of state voters. It cited an “expert” who studied previous Nevada elections, but not the 2020 general.
The tens of thousands of potentially illegal voters is still an unknown. Illegal voting on that scale was possible given the rapid shift to mail ballots and signature verification being a joke.
But Trump campaign needs to put out those lists to allow others to investigate.
Three days ago, King @GovSisolak hyperventilated that @realDonaldTrump's rallies doomed Nevada to a deadly increase in coronavirus cases. Now, Sisolak is suggesting that he wants to relax restrictions on ... gatherings.
Yesterday, @RalstonReports publicly attacked, mocked and said he muted @OyVegas, a columnist for the Indy, which Jon runs. What a great editor.
.@OyVegas committed the most heinous thought crime of all. He suggested that something I wrote wasn’t completely wrong (although Dayvid was quick to point out what he disagreed with).
I’m sorry @OyVegas. That’s not allowed. You must not interrupt the two minutes of hate with independent thinking.
Last night, @GovSisolak said he's giving his all "to continue to walk this tightrope between your personal health and your financial sustainability."
This is his biggest mistake. There's not a one-size-fits-all answer. Everyone values those things differently.
That's why -- unless hospitals are on the verge of being overwhelmed -- people should be free to make those decisions for themselves.
People should balance those things differently too. The risk poised by coronavirus varies widely from person to person, based on age and underlying health conditions.
A lot of space in between these 2 responses to #nvleg's elections bill, which is where I'm going to remain.
2 big problems with this terrible bill: 1. It gives paid political operatives access to ballots. 2. All VBM is more susceptible to fraud than voting in person.
What's funny is that if @realDonaldTrump (and his campaign) were as dishonest as Reid says, Trump would love this bill, because it allows non-election officials access to ballots.
Trump is probably going to lose NV. If he were interested in stealing an election, this bill would help him and his campaign do that.
Just ballot harvest in heavily Democratic neighborhoods and only turn in 70% of the ballots.
(I'm not suggesting that obviously.)