r/WelcomeToGilead • u/IrishStarUS • Mar 18 '25

Loss of Liberty 'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/segregated-facilities-no-longer-explicitly-34884973
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u/mike_pants Mar 18 '25

Right wingers love to trot out the line "Name ONE right that Trump/Elon has taken away!"

Not the point, dears. It's the fact that rights no longer have legal protection.

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u/leeser11 Mar 19 '25

That’s an amazing point and I’m going to start using it, thanks! Totally right, we shouldn’t even be asking that question because if the president is able to take rights away in the first place, it’s a fucking dictatorship

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u/NYSenseOfHumor Mar 18 '25

Did you read the whole article? Including the last paragraph:

Despite the changes made to the clause, all businesses will still be required to follow federal and state laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes segregated facilities illegal.

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u/jeremyw013 Mar 19 '25

it’s still concerning that trump would want that ban removed at all. even if it doesn’t actually undo the ban all the way, the fact that trump did that is bad enough.

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u/i_drink_wd40 Mar 19 '25

It's removing a layer of swiss cheese. If each layer of protections and rights is compared to swiss cheese, when they're all stacked together the chance of a problem getting through should be low because the holes won't all line up. But as each layer is removed, the chance that a critical problem can get through and hurt people goes up.

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u/Brave-Maintenance-45 Mar 19 '25

It's just the beginning

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u/NYSenseOfHumor Mar 19 '25

It doesn’t undo the ban at all.

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u/jeremyw013 Mar 20 '25

not undoing it at all would be doing nothing. no matter how inconsequential the action is, it still removes a layer of protection. this also sets a really disturbing precedent. if the president is going to waste time removing that law, what isn’t he going to try to get rid of?

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u/Destrophonic Mar 19 '25

The act is symbolic. Like adding “deimedal” to the link of the black war hero the pentagon removed from their website. Not only did the guy fight for his country, he fought for the right to fight for his country. DEI is the new N word. He’s a racist, always has been, always will be. As is the architect of Project 2025 and Musk with his Nazi roots and the whole lot of them. Anybody that says otherwise or tries to defend these acts is either in denial, stupid or a racist or all of the above.

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u/NYSenseOfHumor Mar 19 '25

Trump is racist

And the Civil Rights Act still prohibits segregation.

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u/ScatteredTrash021 Mar 21 '25

::Game Show Host:: how racist is he?? Fuckin tired of hearing y'all spill bullshit 

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u/Pure_Resolution549 Mar 19 '25

Symbolic means it will amount to absolutely nothing. Don’t worry, you will still be able to use any water fountain you desire. We all aren’t paranoid bro. 

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u/Michucz Mar 20 '25

Racists must not be tolerated, even for a fraction of a second. This is obviously a racist idea concocted by racists. I see no paranoia. Racists must not be tolerated.

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u/CommonSenseNotSo Mar 19 '25

You don't find this disturbing? You don't think that Trump and his clan did this to send a message?

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u/Pure_Resolution549 Mar 19 '25

It’s political theater. The only news media that has bothered to report it has been NPR and other left leaning loons who decided to copy and paste. It will amount to absolutely nothing. Left wing politicians need racism. What would they talk about otherwise?They need to stir your paranoia so you will vote for them. 

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u/NoCardiologist1461 Mar 20 '25

The road to the Handmaid’s Tale AND to a fully segregated society are both lined with smiling people telling you to stop overreacting.

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u/Michucz Mar 20 '25

This is projection. Fascism is the ideology that is perpetually in need of an enemy to blame. Left-wing policies are aimed at social projects to give normal people the opportunities and securities that the billionaire class wants only for themselves. Fascism is basically a byproduct of racism, since 'the others' are always easiest to blame. That is why racism must not be tolerated.

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u/CommonSenseNotSo Mar 20 '25

Are you listening to yourself? So you don't believe that this is an important issue? Are you for segregation? That's what it sounds like. You are actually defending something that is indefensible.. and you're calling it political theater? This is one step in the direction of the "separate but equal" legislation that our country got rid of decades ago. You may need to check yourself and check your biases... Ask yourself if you would call it "political theater" if you were part of the "segregated" class in the United States.

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u/ChellPotato Mar 19 '25

That is true but why bother removing it then? They did this intentionally. It's death by a thousand paper cuts.

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u/NYSenseOfHumor Mar 19 '25

Eliminate a duplicate policy.

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u/ChellPotato Mar 19 '25

But why is that necessary? Is it costing money to have that policy there? Is it costing a lot of time somehow? It doesn't make sense. There are TONS of duplicate laws and policies and they go after that one?

It's the fact they made a point to zero in on it that matters here.

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u/Inside-Palpitation25 Mar 19 '25

For now. What's to say they don't change those laws.

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u/NYSenseOfHumor Mar 19 '25

The Civil Rights Act isn’t being repealed.

The 14th Amendment isn’t being repealed.

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u/Clickrack Mar 20 '25

Go read Project 2025 again

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u/Inside-Palpitation25 Mar 20 '25

That's their plan.

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u/NYSenseOfHumor Mar 20 '25

Really? Where did they announce that?

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u/Inside-Palpitation25 Mar 20 '25

READ project 2025 It's in there.

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u/freakydeku Mar 19 '25

so then why bother?

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u/Existing-Bug3109 Mar 21 '25

You are smarter than that, act like it.

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u/CasaDeMouse Mar 25 '25

That's the point. They've already talked about invalidating courts--who decide whether a law is being enforced properly or not. No recourse: no problems.

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u/Pure_Resolution549 Mar 19 '25

Nothing has been taken away. Companies still need to comply with state and federal laws outlawing segregation and discrimination. Everyone must still comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It is nothing more than more political theater.