1-5-2019

Race Discrimination in the Workplace

And In The Congress of the United States

Historically, race discrimination has been practiced and even sanctioned by the United States government in a number of ways. Not everyone born on US soil was afforded citizenship, given the right to vote, allowed into public accommodations, allowed employment, afforded credit or housing in certain neighborhoods.

Law makers have enacted several federal laws to address discrimination. Many states have enacted civil rights laws of their own and even extended protection to LGBT individuals. Anti-discrimination laws prevent certain classes of individuals to get a fair shake at almost every level. Even cities and counties have ordnances and laws for civil rights.

In the area of education schools have removed certain standards (affirmative action) so as to accommodate students who might otherwise be unable to attend classes or pursue their areas of interest.

In this day and age it has become politically incorrect to refer to individuals by their birth gender and parents are told they must wait until the child decides what gender they identify as.

During the era of the Civil Rights Movement we saw legislators pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Title II (Equal Employment Opportunities).

The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Title VII (Equal Employment Opportunities)

The Civil Rights Act was a very significant piece of legislation when it was enacted in 1964 and continues to protect individuals against discrimination. The Act has many anti-discrimination provisions including Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( Equal Employment Opportunities) which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin (including limited English proficiency).

Next the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act grants all applicants an equal opportunity to obtain credit through the anti-discrimination provision. The ECOA prohibits creditors from discriminating against credit applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, age, and the applicant’s use of public assistance.

Then U.S. Code Title 42, Chapter 21-Civil Rights

U.S. Code Title 42, Chapter 21-Civil Rights

Title 42, Chapter 21 of the U.S. Code prohibits discrimination against persons based on age, disability, gender, race, national origin, and religion (among other things) in a number of settings – including education, employment, public accommodations, federal services, and more. Chapter 21 is where a number of federal acts related to civil rights have been codified – including the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act.

Followed by the Fair Housing Act, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Fair Housing Act

The Fair Housing Act (FHA) prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) bans the denial or restriction of the right to vote and forbids discrimination in voting practices on the basis of race and color nationwide.

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

The Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act provides for equitable and impartial relief operations, without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, or economic status during an official emergency or disaster.

Whether it is discrimination in education, on the job, housing, public accommodations, or another area, anti-discrimination laws are here to protect you. However, the laws are complex.

https://civilrights.findlaw.com/discrimination/race-discrimination-applicable-laws.html

With all the emphasis on correcting racism it is inconceivable that the U. S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate would allow blatant and open discrimination and racism to taint the halls of Congress.

In January 1969 a group of U.S. Representatives decided to form a “Democratic Select Committee” as a legislative service organization to work together for the mutual good of the Black communities who elected them to public office. In 1971 the DSC officially renamed to become the Congressional Black Caucus in February 1971.

In 1971 President Nixon refused to meet with the CBC leadership or recognize their existence. In retaliation the CBC boycotted the 1971 State of the Union address. A tactic they used against President Reagan, and continued with President Trump’s State of the Union address in 2017.

The Congressional Black Caucus and 27 other legislative service organizations were to have their funding rescinded by the House of Representatives in 1994. However that did not stop the group from restructuring into the “Congressional Black Caucus” as a Congressional Member Organization on January 4, 1995.

Although their caucus bylaws do not make race a prerequisite for membership, they have “chosen” to remain an “exclusively black” caucus. In 2007 Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen applied to join but was denied because he was white.

Missouri Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr. said “it’s time to move on because we have racial policies to pursue and we are pursuing them.” Rep. Clay also said “Rep. Cohen will have to accept what the rest of the country will have to accept…….It’s our turn to say who can join ‘the club’. He does not, and cannot, meet the membership criteria unless he can change his skin color. Primarily, we are concerned with the needs and concerns of the black population.”

Later that same week Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo objected to the continued existence of the CBC, as well as the Democratic Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Republican Congressional Hispanic Conference arguing that “It is utterly hypocritical for Congress to extol the virtues of a color-blind society while officially sanctioning caucuses that are based solely on race. If we are serious about achieving the goal of a colorblind society, Congress should lead by example and end these divisive, race-based caucuses.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Black_Caucus

It was during that 2007 campaign cycle that CBC member Sen. Barack Obama ran for and won the election as President of the United States. His campaign and election emboldened the CBC to not only remain solvent but extend themselves as the political powerhouse they are today. Read my Conspiracy versus Collusion blog https://wordpress.com/post/realtruckmaster.blog/1254.

Today the Congressional Black Caucus have committee chairs/co-chairs and members in more than 25 Congressional Committees, Sub-Committees, Taskforces and Working Groups. Their members span both political parties and across the chambers of the Legislative Branch from the House to the Senate, which compromise the integrity of the entire Legislative Branch of government.

Congressional Black Caucus members are openly blatant in their hunt for racism in the White House, on Federal Property while choosing to ignore their own individual and collective racism. It is my sincere opinion that the CBC is a major player in the Washington DC Swamp. Their members must be held to a higher standard and they must be accountable for their actions and inactions in the performance of their duties as public servants. It is time for American voters to make better choices for the sake of their children and grandchildren if this nation is to survive.

Money plus People equal Power. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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12-31-2018

Pick Your Battles

As I prepare for the New Year ahead I have decided to look back at the many “crisis” that have hit our nation as the left has waged an all-out war against President Donald Trump for the past 2 years. I have taken each crisis as it came and did my best to be informative, constructive and yes at times satirical as I wanted the reader to see the hypocrisy and pettiness of liberals on the left as well as the Rhinos on the right.

We watched as everyone began calling right wrong and wrong right. Women marched in the streets holding signs demanding the same rights as guns. Too bad they didn’t get their wish because guns have no rights or lefts for that matter.

The spontaneous walkout of students across the nation, and nobody challenged these blatant attempts at manipulation where students were bussed across towns and across the nation and financed by who, all in the name of gun control?

When you thought it couldn’t get any crazier Women’s March organizers gathered women and huge signs and demanded the right to murder their unborn children in the womb, in the name of “A Woman’s Right to Choose an Abortion”. Well women many women have made that choice even though it goes against the 10 Commandments as written in Exodus 20: 2-17 and Deuteronomy 5:5-21, you know the part where we are commanded not to kill (murder).

We’ve see gays marching in the streets parading themselves around as something they are not. Women dressed up as men; men dressed up as women; men and children dressed up as drag queens, all in an attempt to gain acceptance by mainstream America. Let me point back to Exodus and Deuteronomy, where God calls it sin. There are no big sins and little sins, sin is sin. We are admonished not to sin.

We’ve had the “caravan” scare more times than I can count, and all it boils down to are people manipulating other people and facilitating their blatant attack on our nation’s sovereignty by pressing our border so that the USA becomes an open border state. It matters not that many immigrants make the trip north with diseases and illnesses that are highly contagious and even deadly to children (2 from Guatemala have already died at the border), and there is no telling how many may have died on the way.

The attack against President Trump, his administration and even his supporters goes against all sense of normalcy and the laws of our nation. These attacks are carried out by members of Congress (who cannot be prosecuted when they do so during a session of Congress), but many have taken to the streets and instigated their loyal followers to harass, stalk at work, home or in public places and attack, attack, attack.

I haven’t even discussed the sanctuary cities, counties and states with politicians, mayors and governors who instruct their state agencies to disregard US law enforcement requests concerning illegal immigrants who commit crimes against US citizens.

There are many who act like schoolchildren on the playground when someone doesn’t play “fair”. They pout, moan and groan about the President not acting presidential. Well howdy doody, do you know that I didn’t vote for Trump to act presidential. I voted for him because he wasn’t a politician and he promised to do the very things he has been doing for the past 2 years.

That being said, I don’t make “New Year’s Resolutions) as a general rule, but I resolve over the next 24 months to do everything in my power to stand firm against those anti-American attacks on my President Donald Trump. However I will not argue debate or go “tit for tat” with anyone anymore.

I will battle with the truth and with facts; not the CNN’s style “facts” as they are presented nor the fake news media journalistic Hodge- Podge of inaccurate trash of the past. Don’t bring “allegations” or “he said, she said” either.

State your case, include a source (links are acceptable) then move out smartly. I will not be bullied, nor will I be silent. It is my belief that the Congress of the United States has been compromised and has no integrity left. The Schumers, Pelosis, Feinsteins, Bookers and Harris’ have all contributed to this hateful spirit oozing out of the pores of Congress. I have not yet dug into the “caucus” effect, where 535 members of Congress have created 512 Congressional Caucuses and have contributed to the chaos in the halls of Congress. As far as I can tell a caucus is no different than a lobbyist organization, only most caucuses are paid for by US tax dollars. I will begin sorting through each caucus membership and determining exactly how they effectively bully other members of Congress into becoming nothing more than a legislative doormat! – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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Moving Forward With Reckless Abandon

While going to the store the day after Christmas we came to a light that changed from green to yellow and then red. We were in the left turn lane and witnessed the most bazaar incident where two kids crossing traffic were within inches of being hit by two cars that ran through the red light completely oblivious to the danger of their actions of moving forward with reckless abandon and it was a miracle that neither child was hit.

Normal reactions range from alarm, relief, dismay and anger (not necessarily in that order), before trying to pin the blame on the drivers for running the red light, or the children who pushed their bikes across the intersection. Who’s at fault?

In the mindset of today (2018) some would say it was the parents fault, because they should have had eyes on their children at all times. Others would blame the auto manufacturers for making cars that could be driven over the posted speed limit. A few would blame the bicycle makers because they made the bikes to attract kids. I’m sure someone would blame the city because the light changed to red (a hindrance to the drivers).

To all I ask, what would you do? Would you roll down the window and yell at the kids? Would you follow the drivers and attempt to get license numbers? Or would you even care?

Politics of today is much like that incident at the intersection. One side is clambering for the wall, the other side is wailing against a stupid wall and some are going about their business and don’t care one way or the other.

Is it futile to argue over the wall, because after all what is the purpose of the wall? Do we complain when we go to a ballgame? They have walls to contain the players and insure the playing field is clear of obstructions. Visitors are seated in the bleachers, behind a wall that separates them from the players to insure their safety. There is a manned entrance where one often pays for and receives a ticket to gain admission. Is there a big fuss when someone tries to gain entrance without a ticket?

What happens when you go to the mall? Can you gain access without going through one of the sets of doors? What happens if the doors are locked and the mall is preparing to shut down for the night? Are there demonstrators demanding entrance because they can?

Let’s discuss border security. What is the purpose of having a closed border, with access points where everyone crossing into or departing from are checked for proper identification and documentation that authorizes them to cross? Prior to the events of 9/11/2001 many countries simply required picture identification for citizens to gain access to certain countries.

For those of us who travel we understand that security is a major concern and US immigration laws require everyone who enters or exits the USA must have a picture ID and a valid passport. We also understand that everyone who enters the USA must proceed through the TSA checkpoint where personal items are checked and everyone receives a body scan.

For those physically crossing the Southern and Northern borders of the US the rules are a bit different in that vehicles are scanned and passengers have their passports checked, and occasionally a detailed inspection is conducted searching for unauthorized passengers, drugs or weapons.

There are serious problems along the Southern border with Mexico. Inadequate or non-existent security fencing, paneling or wall paneling allows for the often times unrestricted access of individuals who possess not identification or documentation to gain entry.

Whether you agree or disagree with having a border wall is irrelevant. It is the responsibility of the Government of the United States of America to secure our borders and to keep our citizens and visitors safe. Building an adequately reinforced border wall is vital to the national security of our nation.

Those who are ill-advised misinformed or simply against a secure border because it has been requested by the President of the United States are prime examples of a people moving forward with reckless abandon. Just like the intersection the consequences of doing nothing are far outweighed by the benefits of building a wall which will reduce or eliminate the flow of illegal drugs coming across the border as well as bring illegal immigration and human trafficking to a halt.

Immigration is not a democrat or a republican “thing” it is vital for the national security of our Constitutional-Republic. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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12-12-2018

Border Security Order versus Disorder

Imagine going on a long voyage to a far away and distant land where everything is an unknown to you. You plan everything out so that this trip will be successful. You obtain brochures detailing the many wonders you may encounter along the way. You want to know if the climate is hot or cold so that you will pack the right clothes. Will you be walking along the beach or in the mountains? Will you need sandals, slippers, flip flops or hiking boots you want to be comfortable?

How do you begin the next phase? Do you locate a travel agency? Look it up online? Ask a friend who recently returned from a similar excursion? Or do you ascertain the costs associated with this trip and begin saving up? There are so many variables.

Several times in my own life I have gotten on an airplane with nothing more than my bags and a document telling me where I am supposed to go. I have had barely more than a few dollars in my pocket and no idea where I’m going to end up along the way. Usually I need a valid passport and on occasion a visa along with my airline ticket and/or travel authorization. On the day of departure I head to the airport and check in at the airline counter.

Gone are the days before 9/11 when travel was made simple. Now its check in, obtain a boarding pass and head for the TSA security inspection. After verifying my picture identification and boarding pass I’m ushered through the security scan and baggage check. Assuming I’m not found to be a security risk I’m cleared to wait in the waiting area until it’s time to board the flight.

When it’s time to board the aircraft once again I’m showing my boarding pass and/or photo identification or passport (when required). Then it’s onto the plane by boarding class and/or seat assignments. Once my seat has been located I store my carryon baggage in the overhead storage or under my seat before settling down in my seat, fasten my seat belt and wait for the doors to close and the aircraft backed away from the terminal.

Usually the taxiing is out to the runway and takeoff is fairly quick. The aircraft races down the runway and lifts softly into the air and silently up into the clouds and we’re officially airborne.

Depending upon the destination it could take from a few hours to 10 hours or more. Often there are at least one airplane change enroute. Changing planes is similar to the initial boarding process once the plane touches down and pulls up to the terminal. Waiting is often to offload people retrieving their overhead luggage and line up to exit the aircraft and into the terminal, looking for the departure gate for the next leg of the trip.

Sometimes it’s a mad dash to the other end of the terminal. Finding the proper gate, it becomes a waiting game for check in, then waiting to load. Once the loading is announced the same procedure is used to get back on the next flight. The process is repeated until reaching the destination.

If the destination is another country there are customs and entry papers to complete before the plane lands. Once inside the terminal there is usually a passport control section, a baggage claim area, then a customs point before looking for contact people or transportation to a previously selected hotel.

When on vacation its best to contract a reputable company with a tour guide who knows the area. The guide can insure the trip is relaxing, comfortable and that timetables are met and suitable activities occur without fear or discomfort. At the end of the trip the same procedures are followed to insure that you are back on the aircraft and headed back home.

Returning to the US is often uneventful. Passport, customs declaration and picture ID are checked, bags inspected (if deemed necessary), before catching connecting flights and returning back home. Long overseas flights and extended stays are often taxing due to the time zones and flight times, many times in excess of 27 hours or more (one way).

Now for a quiz: How do you think the trip would have gone (if at all) had you went to the travel agency demanding that you fly for free, or that they pay you to go on the trip? It is likely that you would never have gotten past the agent’s desk without being asked to leave.

Or what if you had gotten to the airport and at check in you demanded to be placed in first class with only a coach ticket? Chances are you would not have even gotten on the airplane.

But assuming you made it to a foreign country and you walked up to the passport control and bucked the line (went around everyone) to the front of the line and demanded to be allowed in? What if you lost your passport enroute? Chances are you would be taken to a holding cell and after extensive grilling by local authorities, either locked up indefinitely or boarded on a return flight back home (if you’re lucky).

So why do you think anyone with any common sense would come to a US embassy or consulate and demand to be let in to the US or be paid$50,000 per person to go home? Who would put that kind of insane idea into the heads of immigrants traveling through Mexico? And why is there media reporters and photographers accompanying these migrants in their quest for publicity?

US immigration law states that an immigrant who assists another immigrant to gain unlawful entry into the US is violating the law, as is the immigrant who gains unlawful entry. They both can be permanently banned from gaining lawful immigration status in the future. The law also says that a US citizen who helps an immigrant skirt around US immigration laws can be prosecuted as well.

What is even more disturbing is when US legislators publicly criticize enforcement of US laws and encourage unlawful entry or resist or block improving or increasing border security instead of going into a session of Congress and re-write/correct erroneous immigration laws.

Anyone who thinks border security is not necessary or that a physical wall is wasteful of taxpayer funds, while willingly funding illegal immigrants who have unlawfully breached the sovereignty of the United States should simply resign their elected office and go back home in disgrace.

It is time that American’s speak up and take action through the ballot box, recall petitions and other constitutional means to return national security as a top priority in the United States. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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