{"id":148997,"date":"2021-02-19T10:22:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T15:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=148997"},"modified":"2021-02-19T10:58:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T15:58:31","slug":"oregon-dems-use-recycling-bill-to-codify-equity-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-dems-use-recycling-bill-to-codify-equity-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Dems Use Recycling Bill To Codify \u2018Equity\u2019 Definition"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Foregon-dems-use-recycling-bill-to-codify-equity-definition%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=148997&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Recycling.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Democrats in the Oregon state Senate are attempting to codify the definition of \u201cequity\u201d into an amendment on recycling.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2021R1\/Downloads\/ProposedAmendment\/18177\"><span>copy<\/span><\/a> <span>of the amendment obtained by The Daily Wire, Democrats are pushing for a taxpayer-funded commission to issue an \u201cequity study\u201d related to recycling. The commission will assess how Oregon\u2019s recycling system can help redistribute wealth and power based on race.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Department of Environmental Quality, in consultation with local governments and the Oregon Recycling System Advisory Council, shall conduct a study of equity in Oregon\u2019s recycling system to determine conditions and make recommendations, including goals to achieve continuous improvement,\u201d the amendment reads. \u201cThe department shall provide public involvement opportunities for under-served communities during the study.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The amendment has not received a fiscal impact statement yet, so taxpayers remain unsure what the study will cost them.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If the amendment passes, it would codify the definition of \u201cequity\u201d into law. The amendment defines equity as \u201cthe effort to provide different levels of support based on an individual\u2019s or group\u2019s needs in order to achieve fairness in outcomes and the acknowledgment that not all people and communities are starting from the same place due to historic and current systems of oppression.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEquity requires the redistribution of resources, power, and opportunity to communities most impacted by systemic oppression,\u201d the bill reads.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Democrat\u2019s proposed equity study would also assess the \u201cavailability of opportunities in the recycling system for women and minority individuals,\u201d particularly in reference to company ownership in the recycling industry. The amendment text said the study will explore recycling education programs and their relative \u201cequity outcomes\u201d as well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The bulk of the amendment calls on manufacturers to pay for the state\u2019s recycling programs. Manufacturers would be forced to comply with the findings of the government\u2019s equity study, including the Democrat\u2019s foregone conclusion that women and minorities are greatly impacted by the alleged \u201cinequity\u201d of the recycling industry.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Republicans in the state Senate see this as an opportunity for Democrats to force manufacturers to turn over businesses to women and minorities, bypassing the system of meritocracy entirely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The amendment is sponsored by state Sen. Michael Dembrow (D), the chair of the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee. The state senator has been a leader in the state-wide push to increase the minimum wage. Dembrow did not respond to requests for comment in time for publication.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Oregon\u2019s state government has pushed the theme of \u201cequity\u201d in nearly every facet of legislation. The Oregon Department of Education recently sent teachers an 82-page instructional guide that lists ways in which white supremacy is perpetuated in math class.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Daily Wire<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/asking-students-to-show-their-work-in-math-class-is-a-form-of-white-supremacy\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>The guide offers a year-long framework for \u201cdeconstructing racism in mathematics.\u201d It calls for \u201cvisiblizing [sic] the toxic characteristics of white supremacy culture with respect to math.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Examples of classroom actions that allegedly perpetuate white supremacy include asking students to show their work, focusing on getting the right answer, tracking student success, and grading students.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><span>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<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats in the Oregon state Senate are attempting to codify the definition of \u201cequity\u201d into an amendment on recycling.\u00a0 According to a copy of the amendment obtained by The Daily &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181538,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Recycling.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Oregon Dems Use Recycling Bill To Codify \u2018Equity\u2019 Definition","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Recycling.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Oregon Dems Use Recycling Bill To Codify \u2018Equity\u2019 Definition","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}