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The Trump administration removed a federal contract clause banning segregated facilities, part of an executive order repealing a 1965 nondiscrimination rule.

The change, implemented without public notice, affects agencies like Defense and Homeland Security. While segregation remains illegal under the Civil Rights Act, legal experts warn the move is symbolically significant and undermines civil rights protections.

Some speculate the provision was targeted due to Obama-era gender identity protections.

Critics say the rushed process bypassed democratic procedures, raising concerns about broader federal policy shifts.

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 42 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Soon they will be mandatory.

[–] socphoenix@midwest.social 14 points 1 day ago

What better way to make America great than to force a bunch of new construction?….. /s

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 day ago
[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can't just do shit by executive order. What is Congress just jerkin off to all the free time they have?

[–] Sundiata@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

they're too busy being lazy sacks of shits to care about the direction this country is going.

[–] thingAmaBob@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So… what happens now that there are more multiracial children and couples more than ever? More non-white individuals than before? The shift in acceptance has changed so much, even from the 90s.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] thingAmaBob@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Ugh, I am having flashbacks of when my grandma talked about the one drop rule… She told us stories of what it was like being black in the 1950s. I just can’t imagine the public letting things go back to that point, but with the insanity I’ve been seeing…

[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Trump looks like the orange-ish color right below the red line. That must mean he's not okay. I agree.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago

It's called an Apartheid State, and it's been done many times to various degrees of success.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The American right's only consistent long-term goal is re-segregation.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

It's the dixiecrats, they took over the right and their only absolute demand is Jim crow back.

That's why his first move was dissolving the dept of education, it was founded to desegregate the south after brown VS board because otherwise the doj had to sue each school and congress was protecting the schools funding.

[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Talk about going backwards....