Senator Young, As a human being categorized and labeled as an "African
American/black", I also agree that race based admissions to service
academies be ended. The caveat being
that the process of selection must then be guaranteed to be free of any racial
biases/stereotypes or racial discrimination.
In addition selections to service academies should not be based on being
a family member or an alumni; political connections; or as a favor in return
for a monetary gift to the academy, along with other selfish motives.
Black people have a proven record of achieving excellence, once given the opporunity to do so. We do not need handouts, just the opportunity to excel, just as everyone else needs the opportunity. To withhold the opportunity based on the color of a person's skin is only a support for caste and racist systems.
In you quest to remove the race based criteria also please
do the following. Acknowledge that in
past military conflicts where African Americans served in wars, once they
returned they were rewarded by being called "Nigger"; refused
services at public facilities such as restaurants, hotels, stores, theaters,
public transportation due to the color of their skin. Black people were treated better in World War
II and I by the countries they were fighting to protect. Can you acknowledge that Senator?
Also, H.R. 40 sits in the House with a companion bill in the
Senate to establish a commission to study the issue of reparations to
descendants of the American institution of slavery that existed up until
1865. Can you also support bringing the
bill out of committee and into discussion on the Senate floor? If not can you explain why you are supporting
keeping that discussion away from the public?
Why drag out the issue? Discuss
it and take a vote on the matter.
Especially since your party now controls both houses of the legislature.
