Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Well Congress is trying to push another anti-discrimination bill on us see the full bill here. What ever happened to personal responsibility, and advancement based on merit?

I'm sorry but is anyone out there still living in the 50's. We have a black President, and women have held just about every position of power in this country short of the Presidency, or vice presidency. Is discrimination so rampant that we need to continue bolstering the anti-discrimination laws. I have been working in the workforce for 22 years, and have never witnessed a blatant act of discrimination. I have however been witness to several frivolous lawsuits claiming discrimination.

That is the legacy of tougher anti-discrimination laws. These laws open employers up to baseless lawsuits, and force their hand to make ignorant decisions based primarily on race, and sex. The most recent case in point is the Conn. fire dept. who chose to discard their written test results in favor of an arbitrary promotion system. This was done after claims that the tests were discriminatory. Pardon me, but how can a written test be racially discriminatory, I thought we were all equal? We all have access to the same shitty educational system, so to say the test was somehow discriminatory would be the equivalent of saying blacks, and latinos are inferior to whites. Isn't that discrimination?

I think it's time for minorities to start stepping up, and proving their equality. This is why America "used" to encourage immigrants to acclimate. As Americans we are all equal, but that can never be achieved if minority groups continue to segregate themselves. I think that all these new anti-discrimination policies do is drive a wedge further between the American people. I have seen people passed over for raises, and promotions in the past, and as sad as it may be it was simply because they didn't deserve them. Now employers have to worry that if they pass over an employee for promotion, or refuse them a raise based on their performance that they will be sued for discrimination.

Let's put it this way. Imagine you go into your job, and bust your ass every day to do the best job you can. The person next to you however has no pride in their work and is just doing what they need to do to keep their job. For whatever reason a supervisory position has opened up in your dept., and based on your performance you're certain you will get the spot. The next day however, you find out that in fear of legal retaliation the company has given the promotion to your slacking fellow worker, based on their racial or sexual status. Do you really believe this will promote an air of racial, or sexual harmony in the workplace? I think not.

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