{"id":1225710,"date":"2022-01-19T18:38:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T23:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1225710"},"modified":"2022-01-19T18:38:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T23:38:52","slug":"youngkin-cleans-house-at-state-diversity-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-cleans-house-at-state-diversity-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Youngkin Cleans House At State Diversity Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyoungkin-cleans-house-at-state-diversity-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1225710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) announced a major shift to the purpose of Virginia\u2019s state diversity office.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the new governor tapped Angela Sailor \u2014 former official in the George W. Bush administration and vice president of The Feulner Institute at the Heritage Foundation \u2014 to work as the state\u2019s chief diversity, opportunity and inclusion officer.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the term \u201copportunity\u201d replaces the term \u201cequity\u201d in the position\u2019s title, signaling a new mission for the agency. According to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/media\/governorvirginiagov\/governor-of-virginia\/pdf\/74---eo\/74---eo\/EO-10--Focusing-Virginia%27s-Diversity,-Equity,-and-Inclusion-Office-.pdf\">executive order<\/a> from Youngkin\u2019s office, Sailor will \u201cpromote free speech and civil discourse in civic life,\u201d serve as an \u201cambassador for unborn children,\u201d and \u201cbe responsive to the rights of parents in educational and curricular decision making.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of Virginia elected the most diverse leadership in the commonwealth\u2019s history,\u201d Youngkin said in a statement, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiabusiness.com\/article\/heritage-foundation-exec-tapped-as-va-diversity-officer\/\">Virginia Business<\/a>. \u201cVirginia is big enough for the hopes and dreams of a diverse people. Angela Sailor\u2019s experience in government, nonprofits and the private sector will guide us as we ensure that the government is working for all Virginians across our diverse commonwealth, especially when it comes to economic opportunity for all Virginians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Christopher Rufo \u2014 a Manhattan Institute senior fellow and leading education reform activist \u2014 suggested scrapping the department altogether.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy recommendation: abolish the DEI department entirely and replace it with a MEO department, promoting \u2018merit,\u2019 \u2018excellence,\u2019 and \u2018opportunity.\u2019 This is ultimately a war of values and most Americans prefer a system of individual rights and achievement \u2014 not neo-Marxist \u2018equity,\u2019\u201d he said on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My recommendation: abolish the DEI department entirely and replace it with a MEO department, promoting \u201cmerit,\u201d \u201cexcellence,\u201d and \u201copportunity.\u201d This is ultimately a war of values and most Americans prefer a system of individual rights and achievement\u2014not neo-Marxist \u201cequity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher F. Rufo \u2694\ufe0f (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1483882184444420098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On his first day in office, Youngkin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/governor-youngkin-signs-11-orders-on-day-one-in-office-includes-crt-ban-investigating-loudoun-county-officials\">signed<\/a> 11 executive orders, enacting promises made on the campaign trail. The orders seek to restore \u201cexcellence in education by ending the use of divisive concepts, including Critical Race Theory, in public education,\u201d allow \u201cparents to make decisions on whether their child wears a mask in school,\u201d and investigate \u201cwrongdoing in Loudoun County.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond education reform, other orders vow to prevent \u201chuman trafficking and provide support to survivors,\u201d establish \u201ca commission to combat antisemitism,\u201d cut \u201cjob killing regulations by 25 percent,\u201d and restore \u201cindividual freedoms and personal privacy by rescinding the vaccine mandate for all state employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe will of the people grants a license to serve,\u201d Youngkin said during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/youngkin-champions-liberty-opportunity-in-rousing-inaugural-speech-promises-new-and-better-day-for-virginia\">inaugural address<\/a>. \u201cA temporary license extended with trust, with hope, and with expectations to deliver on promises made. And therefore, as I reflect on my Virginia home and my love for this great nation and its founding principles, I am so humbled to be sworn in as the 74th governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand here today as the messengers of that movement, entrusted to protect liberty, create opportunity, and build unity for the hard work ahead,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Former Governor Ralph Northam (D-VA) originally launched the \u201cchief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer\u201d position after his blackface scandal in February 2019, elevating the post to a Cabinet-level position.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) announced a major shift to the purpose of Virginia\u2019s state diversity office. On Wednesday, the new governor tapped Angela Sailor \u2014 former official in the George W. 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