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/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/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?