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Mr. Nice Guy: Bud Stevenson

Other than the race between Sleepy Joe and the Orange Man that would be Joe Biden and Donald Trump therell be another item on the November ballot for Californians to consider. If the vote goes the wrong way, at least for conservatives, it will have a lasting impact on important aspects of our lives.

First, some background.

Proposition 209 was approved by voters in 1996 and went into effect in 1998. It said categorically that the state prohibited public universities, schools and government agencies from using race or sex in their admissions criteria, hiring and contract decisions.

So what do the Democrats, who have an overwhelming majority in Sacramento, want to do? For starters, return to the bad old days when a certain percentage of admitted students had to be from a particular ethnic group. What this means is that black and Hispanic students, who score far lower on standardized tests than whites and Asians, would be the beneficiaries of the 209 repeal.

State Sen. Steven Bradford from Gardena in Los Angeles County, vice chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus said, The bedrock of who we are in this country is based on race . . . Its time to end the racism that exists in California and the racism that exists in this building. Its time to understand that race and gender are a factor and theres nothing wrong with looking at it.

So who is against the repeal of 209? Which group, other than privileged white applicants, stands to lose the most if 209 is repealed?

Asian-American applicants score higher on not only their high school standardized tests the SAT, ACT, etc. but their grades on serious subjects. If Im not mistaken, 47% of the students admitted to Cal and UCLA were Asian-American. That is an enormously higher percentage than for black and Hispanic applicants. Liberals reply that black and Hispanic students are the victims of underfunded public schools, while whites and Asians attend much better schools. Actually, theres probably some truth to that, but not enough to even begin to account for the disparity in grades.

Theres something else the feel-good educators have done, both for high school and college students. They have dumbed down the reading lists. When a book is such a classic to be unavoidable, they have put trigger warnings at the opening of the book. Books about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn have trigger warnings at many schools, for example.

What this means, with politicians such as Bradford in charge against Proposition 209, and educators dumbing down all sorts of traditional works, is that the liberals are well on their way to bending society to their liking.

Since the unions especially the teachers unions giving tons of money to their favorites in Sacramento and Washington, Im not optimistic about the direction of American culture.

And if you dont think that Joe Biden will do the bidding of the teachers unions and other powerful unions, youre not following politics.

What the likely Biden ascendancy means is that liberals will be able to get almost every item on their wish list. And since Biden, in the most recent polls, is way ahead of Trump, the outlook is somber, to say the least.

The liberals already control Sacramento, and the House of Representatives in Washington, so all they need now is the White House. Unfortunately, Im not sure Trump is doing a great job of inspiring independents to favor him. On the other hand, Biden is one of the most wooden candidates weve seen in years. I wish I could say that, at this point, its too close to call. But Im afraid it isnt.

Lets see what the next five months bring.

Bud Stevenson, a retired stockbroker, lives in Fairfield. Reach him at [emailprotected].

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