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DetlefK

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Tue Feb 21, 2017, 07:28 AM Feb 2017

Republicans demanding affirmative action for hiring more republican professors [View all]

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/2/20/1635991/-Iowa-legislature-introduces-bill-to-require-university-faculty-applicants-to-state-party-affiliation

The legislation proposes that a “person shall not be hired as a professor or instructor member of the faculty at such an institution if the person’s political party affiliation on the date of hire would cause the percentage of faculty belonging to one political party to exceed by ten percent the percentage of faculty belonging to the other political party.”

The Secretary of State’s office would be directed to provide voter registration lists to the colleges so that new job applicants’ party affiliation could be checked before the hiring process gets underway. Graciously, Chelgren allows for people registered as No Party to slip through the process without facing the litmus test.

The obvious impact and purpose of this bill would be to ban Democrats from getting hired anymore at Iowa colleges. If you took a survey right now, it’s highly likely that Iowa professors are registered as Democrats at a much higher rate than Republican. So any new hires would be strictly limited to Republican or No Party voters.




Aside from the obvious plan, what about Third Parties? According to this legislation, every single political party would have a right to have a professor of theirs hired. If we just take the 4 parties who made headlines in the last national election, that means that each party gets 25% +/- 5% of the hires.
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If the college/university were hiring a music or art history professor, what difference would no_hypocrisy Feb 2017 #1
Where would they d_r Feb 2017 #7
Professor Ted Nugent? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2017 #47
I can see this being challenged in court and the state losing as party is 100% a choice but you dont cstanleytech Feb 2017 #2
So dumb they don't get it TNLib Feb 2017 #3
Exactly. Chemisse Feb 2017 #9
Could they ever find that many GOPee-ers capable of earning a PhD? lastlib Feb 2017 #11
Bottom up tactic moda253 Feb 2017 #43
you are absolutely correct! lastlib Feb 2017 #50
I see from the Wikipedia page of the bill's sponsor, Mark Chelgren, Tanuki Feb 2017 #13
The First Amendment said WHAT again? DFW Feb 2017 #4
What? More gym teachers? Throck Feb 2017 #5
*snort* smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #46
Those that can't teach gym..... Throck Feb 2017 #48
Fascistic political tests, nothing less than that, in Iowa. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #6
the pi law was in Indiana cab67 Feb 2017 #15
thx Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #21
iowa and I-state already support 5 limbaugh/trump radio stations - what more do they want? certainot Feb 2017 #35
Terrifying information you have there and it explains a lot. BeckyDem Feb 2017 #44
Didn't republicans used to be against quotas? keithbvadu2 Feb 2017 #8
Don't worry......... MyOwnPeace Feb 2017 #31
There is so many things about this that are disturbing, YOHABLO Feb 2017 #10
More professors edumacated at Liberty University!!!! longship Feb 2017 #12
There are many disturbing elements to this Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2017 #14
And that's exactly their problem with the current status quo. Volaris Feb 2017 #30
They deride us for demanding to be treated like "special snowflakes" (we don't) Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2017 #37
That's because in an economy based on math science and actual facts Volaris Feb 2017 #42
Exactly Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2017 #45
Good grief, what respectable institution of higher learning would want one of those? Augiedog Feb 2017 #16
Oh Hell no!!! Dustlawyer Feb 2017 #17
Oh, good. Just what higher education needs - people who don't believe in science. Vinca Feb 2017 #18
that was my first thought. the continued dumbing down of america. KewlKat Feb 2017 #20
Republicons think emotions (political affiliation) trump facts. It's statistically common among Rs. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #22
Well I wonder if he will take into account all the minor parties rurallib Feb 2017 #23
I suppose they'll want quotas for right wingers, alt righters, redneck racists, urban racists, Nitram Feb 2017 #24
"What about third parties?" Thav Feb 2017 #25
You mean the millions that the Koch's and other Right wind funders give to universities to set Trust Buster Feb 2017 #26
Amazing how much STUPID ... GeorgeGist Feb 2017 #27
The coup is continuing ..... Botany Feb 2017 #28
Why not just cut to the chase and make the Democratic Party illegal? malthaussen Feb 2017 #29
This is stupid. It's a protest gesture. It's equivalent to that guy who an ANTI-GAY cake message. NurseJackie Feb 2017 #32
They tried this malarkey in the late 90's as well. Greybnk48 Feb 2017 #33
The GOP hates anything liberal. Initech Feb 2017 #34
One of these days the GOP is gonna make my head EXPLODE. n/t DeadLetterOffice Feb 2017 #36
Affirmative action for Republican intelligentsia? Generic Other Feb 2017 #38
Me too. skip fox Feb 2017 #40
Another major negative skip fox Feb 2017 #39
blatantly unconstitutional. NT Adrahil Feb 2017 #41
Sorry, they just aren't critical thinkers. hehe nikibatts Feb 2017 #49
I got to know a lot of my professors TlalocW Feb 2017 #51
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