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Congressional Diversity Amendment

Would you support a congressional diversity amendment?

  • Yes

    Votes: 3 7.5%
  • No

    Votes: 37 92.5%

  • Total voters
    40

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Should the US Constitution be amended to require that the demographics of congress reflect America's racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, sexual orientational, transgender, bodily, and psychosexual diversity?

Don't worry about how members of congress would be elected. We could iron out those boring details later.
 
No, quotas do little to ensure outcome. It just sounds like it does.
 
Should the US Constitution be amended to require that the demographics of congress reflect America's racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, sexual orientational, transgender, bodily, and psychosexual diversity?

Don't worry about how members of congress would be elected. We could iron out those boring details later.

No because that would be limiting to who the voters could vote for and would most likely require to for the federal government to make a list of approved candidates to ensure this so called diversity.
 
Should the US Constitution be amended to require that the demographics of congress reflect America's racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, sexual orientational, transgender, bodily, and psychosexual diversity?

Don't worry about how members of congress would be elected. We could iron out those boring details later.

We do not need Congressional diversity any more than we need diversity in the work place, in education, in science, or anywhere else. We need measures in place to prevent unjust discrimination, but if all those most qualified for any position happen to be black, white, purple, striped, or polka dotted, then that's who should do the job. What we need are people committed to passing, enforcing, and living under the best possible laws, regulation, and policy for everybody. What they look like should not be of any importance whatsoever. Let's go for quality and excellence instead of diversity.
 
Howdy A

Run the idea by Norman Lear for script approval first..... It could be a hit as big as "All In The Family". It'll need a catchy title though.

G'd eve A

Thom Paine
 
Would you like our most diverse brain surgeon, to do your operation, or would you prefer our best brain surgeon, sir? ;)

The idea that talent is so deep and evenly distributed that one could actually survive with a diversity quota system, much less benefit from it, is absurd. Most don't care how diverse their plumber, carpenter or daycare worker is they care only about how well the job is done.
 
Would you like our most diverse brain surgeon, to do your operation, or would you prefer our best brain surgeon, sir? ;)

The idea that talent is so deep and evenly distributed that one could actually survive with a diversity quota system, much less benefit from it, is absurd. Most don't care how diverse their plumber, carpenter or daycare worker is they care only about how well the job is done.

Exactly. When we put diversity ahead of excellence, competence, dedication, and quality, we diminish us all. Those less qualified, but who are hired/elected to achieve diversity, will never have the respect of their peers because they were given their position. And when we lower the standards/qualifications so a more diverse group can qualify, we will never achieve as much as we might achieve and will never achieve the excellence that we should reach for.
 
Should the US Constitution be amended to require that the demographics of congress reflect America's racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, sexual orientational, transgender, bodily, and psychosexual diversity?

Don't worry about how members of congress would be elected. We could iron out those boring details later.

Oh hell no. That's one of the stupidest ideas I've ever heard.

What the hell is "psychosexual"?
 
Should the US Constitution be amended to require that the demographics of congress reflect America's racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, sexual orientational, transgender, bodily, and psychosexual diversity?

Don't worry about how members of congress would be elected. We could iron out those boring details later.

Are you looking forward to all those additional questions on the census form? I think not.
 
Should the US Constitution be amended to require that the demographics of congress reflect America's racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, sexual orientational, transgender, bodily, and psychosexual diversity?

Don't worry about how members of congress would be elected. We could iron out those boring details later.

You have some of that now with 28 Majority black, 30 majority Hispanic and 2 majority Asian districts. It like saying only a person of my race can represent me which I think is bogus as heck.
 
I dated a girl back in the 70's that went absolutely crazy in bed... so the term might have merit..

Lol, that's not what it means.

It's one of the dumbest theories ever.
 
Should the US Constitution be amended to require that the demographics of congress reflect America's racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, sexual orientational, transgender, bodily, and psychosexual diversity?

Don't worry about how members of congress would be elected. We could iron out those boring details later.
It would no longer be a representative system if people no longer had the ability to freely choose whomever they want.
 
If you want more diversity in congress then make redistricting a non-partisan process. Do that and make election day a federal holiday and congress will start looking a lot more like America.
 
No, citizens should be able to vote for whoever they want to represent them, regardless of race, religion, gender, etc.
 
Should the US Constitution be amended to require that the demographics of congress reflect America's racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, sexual orientational, transgender, bodily, and psychosexual diversity?

Don't worry about how members of congress would be elected. We could iron out those boring details later.

How would you achieve such a thing? Using census data one may find that a given congressional district is 51% female, 49% male and 6% GLBT, also has 54% white alone, 15% black alone, 24% Hispanic and 6% Asian with the rest "self identifying" as being of mixed race. Does a "diverse" candidate then have to be a white female?
 
If you want more diversity in congress then make redistricting a non-partisan process. Do that and make election day a federal holiday and congress will start looking a lot more like America.

I agree. I would like to see an amendment or law which states that redistricting a state must keep as many counties whole as possible.
 
If you want more diversity in congress then make redistricting a non-partisan process. Do that and make election day a federal holiday and congress will start looking a lot more like America.

Im a big fan of the Election Day as a national holiday. Idk why it isn't.
 
NO!

Diversity is a joke. Hire / Elect the best person for the job.
 
Oh hell no. That's one of the stupidest ideas I've ever heard.

What the hell is "psychosexual"?

1. Yes, it is, and there have been some really absurd ones promoted in the past.
2. I wondered that, too, so I looked it up: Doesn't seem to fit in the context of the OP.

Medical Definition of PSYCHOSEXUAL
1
: of or relating to the mental, emotional, and behavioral aspects of sexual development
2
: of or relating to mental or emotional attitudes concerning sexual activity
3
: of or relating to the psychophysiology of sex
—psy·cho·sex·u·al·ly adverb
 
Absolutely dreadful idea.
 
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