Speaker Robin Vos says he'll move to end minority scholarship program after Supreme Court ruling

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

MADISON - Assembly Speaker Robin Vos indicated Republicans will move to repeal state laws and programs based on race — including a state-run scholarship program for students of color — following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the consideration of race in college admissions.

"We are reviewing the decision and will introduce legislation to correct the discriminatory laws on the books and pass repeals in the fall," Vos, a Republican of Rochester, tweeted Thursday.

Vos was referring to the Minority Undergraduate Retention Grant program, which provides scholarships ranging from $250 to $2,500 to Black, Native American, Hispanic or Southeast Asian students to attend technical colleges, private nonprofit colleges and tribal colleges.

The Higher Educational Aids Board, which administers the program, did not respond to a request for comment. A similar grant program is available for students of color attending University of Wisconsin System schools.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/speaker-robin-vos-says-hell-193407212.html

[Lovie777]

1. And it begins...................

[Grins]

3. Give conservative Republicans the opportunity - and they will ALWAYS show their asses. NM

[brush]

7. Yep, all the racists will follow suit. Just as they did when trump came out with his open racism and

misogyny.

[Ocelot II]

2. The Subprime Court said that race couldn't be considered as a factor in college admissions

but they didn't say minority students couldn't get state-funded scholarships once they were "color-blindly" admitted. So where is this coming from? Apparently GOP doesn't want minority kids to go to college at all. Keep 'em poor and working for the white man, right?

[TheRealNorth]

4. That's exactly it

[LenaBaby61]

5. REALLY THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

6. They want us for front line military pawns, nothing else.

[OldBaldy1701E]

13. And wage slavery.

They need workers to make themselves richer so they make sure to tweak the laws that allow them the control and bias that they need to keep things that way. And, we still let them. Because it still happens. As the saying goes, now what are you prepared to do? Because being the 'better person' has not stopped them yet.

[WiVoter]

8. When Is He Up For Election/Rejection?

There must be someone who can put him in his place, permanently.

[sybylla]

9. Wisconsin is far too gerrymandered to unseat this cretin.

We've been trying for two decades.

[WiVoter]

10. I Know, But We Can't Give Up

And I realize that is easier to say than it is to do.

[sybylla]

11. Totally agree. I've tilted that windmill in my red county/districts over and over again.

Since 2001.

The problem becomes a matter of conscience. Running for office as a Dem in a red district is hell on earth. You and your family will be torn to shreds in your own community in front of friends and neighbors - maybe even with their help. We had a fabulous candidate for our very red even more gerrymandered district. He was someone everyone knew from the local radio station. He had great name recognition and awesome street cred with most of his district.

He and his family (2 elementary school kids) were harassed in school, in church, in public places and more, simply because he put his name on the ballot as a Dem.

And he didn't manage to move the needle more than a couple of points.

While those are all good lessons to learn (that the people you thought you knew were actually shit humans), I can't in good conscience recruit any more candidates to run that gauntlet in red areas while they get zero support from the state party. If someone signs up, I'm there. If they don't, then no one is on the ballot.

[WiVoter]

12. What's With Our State Party?

WTF?

[LiberalFighter]

14. The cause is not always at the top.

They can provide the training and tools. But it is the grassroots that need to get it done. That is the county parties, precinct committee persons, and volunteers.

[sybylla]

15. Yeah, thanks.

This was a decade ago. The party was making all candidates pay for VAN. And it wasn't cheap. So, yeah, it was at the top.