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Rashida Tlaib on Civil Rights
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Will propose new Civil Rights Act, Justice for All
On her campaign website, Tlaib said the new act will end the use of racial profiling by police and other law enforcement authorities. The Act will also ensure that criminal justice polices and laws--such as the disproportionate sentencing provisions
between crack and powder cocaine--are designed and implemented without disproportionately impacting communities of color and other protected classes.
Source: 2018 website RashidaForCongress.com for MI-13 election
, Nov 6, 2018
Supports fighting discrimination with new Civil Rights Act
Tlaib is serious about structural change. She is determined to move beyond resistance and usher in a new era of progressive governance--one in which civil-rights protections are not merely defended. They will be enhanced. When she takes office,
Tlaib says, she will "propose legislation to drastically expand U.S. civil rights protections to cover discriminatory impacts, in addition to discriminatory intent."
Source: The Nation on 2018 Congressional MI-13 election
, Aug 9, 2018
Title IX creates incentives to ignore gender discrimination
On July 11, Tlaib announced that she would seek changes to the federal Civil Rights Act if elected. These changes included making it easier for plaintiffs to sue using disparate impact claims, changing Title IX (which she said "creates incentives"
for officials to ignore gender discrimination), and decreasing corporations' ability to use mandatory arbitration.
She said the disparate impact changes could allow lawsuits related to a number of issues that affect poor communities of color, including redlining for bank loans and insurance coverage, the use of credit scores to
determine loan qualifications, and low-quality infrastructure in schools. Tlaib said she developed her proposal after listening to the problems that community members most frequently discussed.
Source: Ballotpedia 2018 race analysis: Congress MI-13 election
, Jul 11, 2018
Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment.
Tlaib co-sponsored Removing deadline for ERA ratification
H.J.Res.17: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment: This joint resolution eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the ERA, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. The amendment was proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
Opinion to vote YES (Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-7): The ERA was first proposed in 1923, shortly after women gained the right to vote. [The original] 1979 deadline was later extended before it expired. By the end of 1982, 35 of the 38 required state legislatures had voted to ratify the ERA. Nevada ratified the ERA in 2017, Illinois in 2018 and, in January 2020, Virginia became the 38th and final state required to ratify it. If passed in the Senate, H.J. Res. 79 would remove the arbitrary 1982 deadline.
Opinion to vote NO (Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1): H. J. Res 17 would retroactively remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Regardless of your thoughts on the ERA, the deadline for the states to ratify the amendment expired four decades ago. By passing this resolution, House Democrats are virtue signaling and trying to take a shortcut around what is required in our constitutional amendment process. Those who want to pass an ERA will need to start this process from the beginning. Today's vote mocks the intentionally high bar set by our Founders to make changes to our precious Constitution.
Legislative Outcome: Passed House 222-204-4 on 03/17/2021; received in the Senate and read on 3/23. [OnTheIssues notes on the duration for ratification that the 27th Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed by Congress in 1789 and was ratified by 3/4 of the States and became law in 1992, a ratification period of 202 years].
Source: H.J.Res.17 21-HJR17 on Jan 21, 2021
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