Thread by @VictorJoecks

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.