人兽性交 statement on Trump proposal allowing discrimination by federal contractors
Southern Poverty Law Center Deputy Legal Director David Dinielli issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration鈥檚 decision to propose a rule that would allow federal contractors to discriminate based on immutable characteristics, including race, national origin, sex and 人兽性交 status by citing a religious objection:
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鈥淒onald Trump鈥檚 Department of Labor has proposed regulations to 鈥榗larify鈥 the scope of an executive order that otherwise prohibits various forms of discrimination by federal contractors.听
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鈥淭he purpose of this proposal is clear: to pander to the extremists within the administration鈥檚 base, including groups that the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated as anti-人兽性交 hate groups, all of whom have claimed for years that prohibitions on discrimination somehow trample religious liberty.听听
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鈥淭he federal government should not be in the business of doling out contracts and payments to corporations that refuse to treat all Americans fairly and equitably.鈥