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.

  • Archpawn@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    How often do they get two candidates that are exactly equal? If they’re giving a benefit to people underrepresented, it needs to be worth something.

    And we’ve been constantly lowering standards, unrelated to affirmative action. There was a time when being a high-school graduate meant something. Now it’s easy to get through college, and completely necessary because if you don’t people will assume you’re the sort of person who can’t even get through college.