Eric Schmitt on DEI by Another Name and Legal Strategies Against Discrimination

The Evolution of DEI

• 💡 DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) efforts are becoming more aware, with flowery language previously cloaking discriminatory aims.
• 🎯 Institutions are abandoning some exclusionary programs, while others are simply changing the language to evade scrutiny.
• 🔍 The Department of Justice and organizations like America First Legal are committed to educating Americans and leaders about the discriminatory nature of these programs.

Legal Ramifications and Strategies

• ⚖️ Any program that discriminates against an American citizen or reserves benefits for one group over another is discriminatory and carries liability.
• 💰 A litigation strategy involving massive lawsuits and judgments against companies is seen as a viable path forward.
• 📈 This approach is expected to bear fruit within the next one to two years, imposing significant and unexpected liabilities on corporations.

DEI in Educational Institutions

• 🏫 School districts, even those not typically associated with radicalism, have been found to use Critical Race Theory (CRT) principles in administrator and teacher training.
• 📚 This training encourages viewing race and separating individuals into oppressor and oppressed categories, impacting the entire curriculum.
• 💰 A consulting industry and an ecosystem fueled by significant funding are identified as the drivers spreading these ideologies across the country.
• 🛠️ Efforts are underway to weaken the ability of these entities to perpetuate the spread of such information through mechanisms like antitrust enforcement and private civil liability.