WAPO Virginia moved forward on Wednesday to apologize for slavery, something no president or legislature has done. The Virginia House Rules Committee unanimously approved a measure that expresses “profound regret” for the state’s role in the slave trade and other injustices against African-Americans and Native Americans. The original proposal by Del. Donald McEachin, a Democrat, called for “atonement.” “This is a good first step,” says McEachin, whose great-grandfather Archie was a slave. He says the wording was changed because some lawmakers said an apology could lead to reparations, or cash payments, to slave descendants. -HEH, does someone smell MONEY?
Student Council Passes Diversity Pledge Aimed At First-Year Students
American Renaissance
University of Virginia
Feb 1, 2007
Student Council passed a resolution last night to institute an undergraduate pledge against prejudice. The legislation is designed to give students a chance: “to reflect on issues of community diversity and multi-vocality after first-year orientation”, and recognize “the history of institutionalized inequalities at the University.”
Diversity Initiatives Co-Chairs Ryan McElveen and Yvonne Ng sponsored the legislation along with Executive Vice President Nick Jordan. During debate of the legislation, several representatives expressed concern over whether the names of the pledge’s signatories should be available to the public.
Law School Rep. Brendan Dignan said releasing names would create what he called a “forced message” as well as a “reciprocal black list” in which students who did not sign the pledge might be discriminated against.
Other Council members said making names available shows an effort on behalf of University students to create a friendlier environment. “The pledge shows a proactive stance that will give comfort to people in the community,” Jordan said.
According to McElveen, the push for the pledge began four months ago and stemmed from similar initiative by University Law students following an incident involving two gay Law students.
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Judging from the Comments (see below), they ain't gonna take this lying down. If fact the comments are the reason I'm posting this. Some of the comments are by students, hard to tell for sure but they are not happy campers.
And also in the state of Virginia, there is this: more ass-kissing all around for the good folks of Virginia...
Feb 1, 2007
“Other Council members said making names available shows an effort on behalf of University students to create a friendlier environment.”Yeah I'm sure their intent is to create a friendlier environment. Sounds more like the intent is to force those who don't sign into signing.
Posted by Mike Harrigan at 5:06 PM on February 1
According to McElveen, the push for the pledge began four months ago and stemmed from a similar initiative by University Law students following an incident involving two gay Law students. Gee, I wonder what that incident could have been. A conservative student voicing objections to homosexual “marriage” perhaps. As Pink Floyd said, “We don’t need no … thought control.”
Posted by sofita at 5:07 PM on February 1
These silly, self-appointed Torquemadas must feel so virtuous sitting around dreaming up schemes to make gullible 18 year olds fall into the sewer of multi-culti diversity worship. In reality they’re not only frightening, but lack only the brown shirts of the Nazi era in coercing people to bend to their will. I would hope that most students would resist such obvious blackmail, but I would probably be wrong. Resist, write false names, just don’t give in!
Posted by Veritas at 5:33 PM on February 1
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