Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.

  • Klypto@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    OK then.

    Let’s sit down and read the actual amendment instead of taking out of context a section of some news quote which is likeky already out of context by said news before you shortened it.

    https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/118th-congress/house-report/142

    1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crane of Arizona or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following:

    SEC. 5__. PROTECTION OF IDEOLOGICAL FREEDOM.

    Section 2001 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

    © Protection of Ideological Freedom.–(1) No employee of the Department of Defense or of a military department, including any member of the armed forces, may compel, teach, instruct, or train any member of the armed forces, whether serving on active duty, serving in a reserve component, attending a military service academy, or attending a course conducted by a military department pursuant to a Reserve Officer Corps Training program, to believe any of the politically-based concepts referred to in paragraph (4).

    (2) No employee of the Department of Defense or of a military department, including any member of the armed forces may be compelled to declare a belief in, or adherence to, or participate in training or education of any kind that promotes any of the politically-based concepts referred to in paragraph (4) a condition of recruitment, retention, promotion, transfer, assignment, or other favorable personnel action.

    (3) The Department of Defense and the military departments may not promote race-based or ideological concepts that promote the differential treatment of any individual or groups of individuals based on race, color, sex, or national origin, including any of politically-based concepts referred to in paragraph (4).

    (4) A politically-based concept referred to in this paragraph is any of the following:

          (A) Members of one race, color, sex, or national 
        origin are morally superior to members of another race, 
        color, sex, or national origin.
    
          (B) An individual, by virtue of his or her race, 
        color, sex, or national origin, is inherently racist, 
        sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or 
        unconsciously.
    
          (C) An individual's moral character or status as 
        either privileged or oppressed is necessarily 
        determined by his or her race, color, sex, or national 
        origin.
    
          (D) Members of one race, color, sex, or national 
        origin cannot and should not attempt to treat others 
        without respect to race, color, sex, or national 
        origin.
    
          (E) An individual, by virtue of his or her race, 
        color, sex, or national origin, bears responsibility 
        for, or should be discriminated against or receive 
        adverse treatment because of, actions committed in the 
        past by other members of the same race, color, sex, or 
        national origin.
    
          (F) An individual, by virtue of his or her race, 
        color, sex, or national origin, should be discriminated 
        against or receive adverse treatment to achieve 
        diversity, equity, or inclusion.
    
          (G) An individual should feel discomfort, guilt, 
        anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on 
        account of his or her race, color, sex, or national 
        origin.
    
          (H) Such virtues as merit, excellence, hard work, 
        fairness, neutrality, objectivity, and racial 
        colorblindness are racist or sexist, or were created by 
        members of a particular race, color, sex, or national 
        origin to oppress members of another race, color, sex, 
        or national origin.
    

    (5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as compelling any individual to believe or refrain from believing in any politically-based concept referred to in paragraph (4) in their private and personal capacity.‘’.

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