A note to We the People, the tide has certainly turned!
President Trump’s war on radical progressive programs is in full swing, and the “wokesters” are running for cover.
This from thepatriotjournal.com.
From university campuses to government offices, the dismantling of divisive DEI bureaucracies has become a nationwide movement with real teeth. Patriots are finding themselves empowered by an administration that is unafraid to call out identity politics for what it really is:
[A] thinly veiled attempt to replace merit with quotas.
Braindead progressivism is coming to an end—an insanity that has nearly run its course. More and more Leftists are being seen for the mental illness they exhibit. Thankfully, the days of “taxpayer-funded diversity consultants and equity officers pushing their radical agenda” are nearing an end. The America-first movement is reclaiming our institutions one state at a time, and refreshingly, common sense is making a comeback.
Sure, the governors of California and Wisconsin are refusing to cooperate with federal law enforcement “in enforcing immigration law because they reject the idea is an insurrection” and there are other states and institutions keeping a close hold on their still-functioning DEI initiatives, but they each will be allowed to drift off only so long and so far.
Meanwhile, Tennessee just became the latest state to join the revolution against DEI nonsense. The Volunteer State’s General Assembly recently sent two groundbreaking bills to Republican Governor Bill Lee’s desk which would effectively eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion offices from publicly funded universities and government agencies across the state.
From The Daily Wire, Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson said on Tuesday:
DEI violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964…
Further:
We don’t need DEI in our state, Mr. Speaker. We need to hire people and promote people based on their merit. Diversity is a wonderful thing and it will happen. But we’re not going to make diversity the number one objective when we’re trying to serve our constituents and hire good people to take care of our constituents. It will be based on qualifications and merit.
The two bills—aptly named the Dismantling DEI Departments Act and the Dismantle DEI Act—passed with overwhelming Republican support. The first prohibits state government departments, county governments, city governments, and public universities “from maintaining or authorizing an office or department that promotes or requires discriminatory preferences in an effort to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion.” The second ensures hiring decisions are based on qualifications and merit, not arbitrary racial or gender quotas.
Tennessee lawmakers spoke the difficult words out loud about their intentions. Senate Majority Leader Johnson, the prime sponsor of both bills, made it crystal clear:
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 already prohibits discrimination, and DEI programs often violate that landmark legislation by prioritizing immutable characteristics over actual qualifications.
The bills sailed through both chambers with impressive margins. The Dismantling DEI Departments Act passed the Senate 26-6 and the House 72-25, while the Dismantle DEI Act passed the Senate 27-6 and the House 73-24. Those are not mere victories—they are landslides which show Tennesseans are tired of ideological experimentation in their public institutions.
What is particularly noteworthy is how these bills take aim at both the bureaucratic structures of DEI (the offices and departments) and the discriminatory practices they promote. They combine to be a one-two punch designed to restore meritocracy to public service and education. And to imagine the amount of taxpayer money wasted on these bureaucratic nightmares!
The impact is already being felt beyond the legislative chambers. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, one of the state’s premier institutions, recently confirmed it would be dismantling its DEI programs after pressure from Senator Marsha Blackburn. The medical center had been accused of “concealing” its DEI programs, potentially violating President Trump’s executive order requiring universities receiving federal funding to eliminate such programs.
This is real change: Patriots and elected officials holding prestigious institutions accountable. Senator Blackburn did not just tweet her concerns; she applied actual pressure that produced tangible results. And Vanderbilt’s capitulation sends a powerful message to other universities and medical centers: The gravy train of DEI funding is coming to an end.
Imagine that—a future where doctors and medical researchers are hired based on their actual medical expertise rather than checking demographic boxes. A revolutionary concept, yes?
Tennessee’s bold move provides a clear template for other red states looking to restore meritocracy to their public institutions. By focusing on both the bureaucratic apparatus of DEI and the discriminatory hiring practices it promotes, they have created a comprehensive approach that could be replicated nationwide.
The momentum is clearly building. As Senator Johnson so eloquently put it, “Diversity is a wonderful thing and it will happen.”
But it should happen naturally, as a result of fair processes that evaluate people as individuals—not as members of predetermined identity groups.
For patriots who have watched with dismay as DEI initiatives divided our communities and undermined excellence, Tennessee’s legislation represents a return to core American values.
Equal opportunity does not mean equal outcomes; it means everyone gets a fair shot based on their abilities and work ethic.
Is that not what America has always been meant to be?
