END RADICAL AND WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT DEI PROGRAMS AND PREFERENCING IN KENT COUNTY, MI
END RADICAL AND WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT DEI PROGRAMS AND PREFERENCING IN KENT COUNTY, MI
The Issue
1. Introduction:
• Title: PETITION TO END RADICAL AND WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT DEI PROGRAMS AND PREFERENCING IN KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
• Purpose: The Biden Administration forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs, going by the name “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI), into virtually all aspects of the Federal Government, in areas ranging from airline safety to the military. This was a concerted effort stemming from President Biden’s first day in office, when he issued Executive Order 13985, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.”
Pursuant to Executive Order 13985 and follow-on orders, nearly every Federal agency and entity submitted “Equity Action Plans” to detail the ways that they have furthered DEIs infiltration of the Federal Government. The public release of these plans demonstrated immense public waste and shameful discrimination. As a result, the leadership (both elected and unelected) within Kent County, Michigan, felt compelled to take actions in compliance with President Biden’s Executive Orders.
https://www.kentcountymi.gov/690/Office-of-Inclusion
The actions have cost the taxpayers millions of dollars
2. President Trump’s January 20,2025 Executive Order 14151 is clear.
It directs all government departments and agencies to take strong action to end private sector DEI discrimination, or face the potential loss of federal funding if they choose to keep such programs.
Kent County currently receives $50-60 MILLION dollars in federal funding annually.
https://www.kentcountymi.gov/238/Financial-Transparency
It requires simple and unmistakable affirmation that contractors will not engage in illegal discrimination, including illegal DEI.
It orders that:
(a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), assisted by the Attorney General and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), shall coordinate the termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government, under whatever name they appear. To carry out this directive, the Director of OPM, with the assistance of the Attorney General as requested, shall review and revise, as appropriate, all existing Federal employment practices, union contracts, and training policies or programs to comply with this order. Federal employment practices, including Federal employee performance reviews, shall reward individual initiative, skills, performance, and hard work and shall not under any circumstances consider DEI or DEIA factors, goals, policies, mandates, or requirements.
(b) Each agency, department, or commission head, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of OMB, and the Director of OPM, as appropriate, shall take the following actions within sixty days of this order:
(i) terminate, to the maximum extent allowed by law, all DEI, DEIA, and “environmental justice” offices and positions (including but not limited to “Chief Diversity Officer” positions); all “equity action plans,” “equity” actions, initiatives, or programs, “equity-related” grants or contracts; and all DEI or DEIA performance requirements for employees, contractors, or grantees.
(ii) provide the Director of the OMB with a list of all:
(A) agency or department DEI, DEIA, or “environmental justice” positions, committees, programs, services, activities, budgets, and expenditures in existence on November 4, 2024, and an assessment of whether these positions, committees, programs, services, activities, budgets, and expenditures have been misleadingly relabeled in an attempt to preserve their pre-November 4, 2024 function;
(B) Federal contractors who have provided DEI training or DEI training materials to agency or department employees; and
(C) Federal grantees who received Federal funding to provide or advance DEI, DEIA, or “environmental justice” programs, services, or activities since January 20, 2021.
(iii) direct the deputy agency or department head to:
(A) assess the operational impact (e.g., the number of new DEI hires) and cost of the prior administration’s DEI, DEIA, and “environmental justice” programs and policies; and
(B) recommend actions, such as Congressional notifications under 28 U.S.C. 530D, to align agency or department programs, activities, policies, regulations, guidance, employment practices, enforcement activities, contracts (including set-asides), grants, consent orders, and litigating positions with the policy of equal dignity and respect identified in section 1 of this order. The agency or department head and the Director of OMB shall jointly ensure that the deputy agency or department head has the authority and resources needed to carry out this directive.
(c) To inform and advise the President, so that he may formulate appropriate and effective civil-rights policies for the Executive Branch, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy shall convene a monthly meeting attended by the Director of OMB, the Director of OPM, and each deputy agency or department head to:
(i) hear reports on the prevalence and the economic and social costs of DEI, DEIA, and “environmental justice” in agency or department programs, activities, policies, regulations, guidance, employment practices, enforcement activities, contracts (including set-asides), grants, consent orders, and litigating positions;
(ii) discuss any barriers to measures to comply with this order; and
(iii) monitor and track agency and department progress and identify potential areas for additional Presidential or legislative action to advance the policy of equal dignity and respect.
3. In complying with President Trump’s Executive Order 14151, Kent County will :
-Protect the civil rights of all Americans and expand individual opportunity by terminating radical DEI preferencing in contracting and relentlessly combating private sector discrimination.
-Enforce long-standing federal statutes and faithfully advances the Constitution’s promise of colorblind equality before the law.
-RESTORE THE VALUES OF INDIVIDUAL DIGNITY, HARD WORK, AND EXCELLENCE: Individual dignity, hard work, and excellence are fundamental to American greatness.
4. Call to Action:
We, the undersigned, call on the Kent County Board of Commissioners, whose main duty is to adopt and oversee the annual County budget, to comply with and adopt President Trump’s Executive Order 14151 and ensure the county does not fund or support divisive DEI programming in any and all of its names and forms, which only serve to harm the people of Kent County.
5. Closing:
Do your part to unite Kent County! Please sign and share this petition if you support President Trump’s principles and desire to keep Kent County a safe, welcoming, and supportive county for everyone who calls it home for work, play, or both!
We will share this petition with the Kent County Board of Commissioners so that they know that the People of Kent County support the IMMEDIATE ending of wasteful and divisive DEI programs and funding in our community.
6. Contact Information:
Please contact your Kent County Commissioner today to make your voice heard!
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The Issue
1. Introduction:
• Title: PETITION TO END RADICAL AND WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT DEI PROGRAMS AND PREFERENCING IN KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
• Purpose: The Biden Administration forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs, going by the name “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI), into virtually all aspects of the Federal Government, in areas ranging from airline safety to the military. This was a concerted effort stemming from President Biden’s first day in office, when he issued Executive Order 13985, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.”
Pursuant to Executive Order 13985 and follow-on orders, nearly every Federal agency and entity submitted “Equity Action Plans” to detail the ways that they have furthered DEIs infiltration of the Federal Government. The public release of these plans demonstrated immense public waste and shameful discrimination. As a result, the leadership (both elected and unelected) within Kent County, Michigan, felt compelled to take actions in compliance with President Biden’s Executive Orders.
https://www.kentcountymi.gov/690/Office-of-Inclusion
The actions have cost the taxpayers millions of dollars
2. President Trump’s January 20,2025 Executive Order 14151 is clear.
It directs all government departments and agencies to take strong action to end private sector DEI discrimination, or face the potential loss of federal funding if they choose to keep such programs.
Kent County currently receives $50-60 MILLION dollars in federal funding annually.
https://www.kentcountymi.gov/238/Financial-Transparency
It requires simple and unmistakable affirmation that contractors will not engage in illegal discrimination, including illegal DEI.
It orders that:
(a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), assisted by the Attorney General and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), shall coordinate the termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government, under whatever name they appear. To carry out this directive, the Director of OPM, with the assistance of the Attorney General as requested, shall review and revise, as appropriate, all existing Federal employment practices, union contracts, and training policies or programs to comply with this order. Federal employment practices, including Federal employee performance reviews, shall reward individual initiative, skills, performance, and hard work and shall not under any circumstances consider DEI or DEIA factors, goals, policies, mandates, or requirements.
(b) Each agency, department, or commission head, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of OMB, and the Director of OPM, as appropriate, shall take the following actions within sixty days of this order:
(i) terminate, to the maximum extent allowed by law, all DEI, DEIA, and “environmental justice” offices and positions (including but not limited to “Chief Diversity Officer” positions); all “equity action plans,” “equity” actions, initiatives, or programs, “equity-related” grants or contracts; and all DEI or DEIA performance requirements for employees, contractors, or grantees.
(ii) provide the Director of the OMB with a list of all:
(A) agency or department DEI, DEIA, or “environmental justice” positions, committees, programs, services, activities, budgets, and expenditures in existence on November 4, 2024, and an assessment of whether these positions, committees, programs, services, activities, budgets, and expenditures have been misleadingly relabeled in an attempt to preserve their pre-November 4, 2024 function;
(B) Federal contractors who have provided DEI training or DEI training materials to agency or department employees; and
(C) Federal grantees who received Federal funding to provide or advance DEI, DEIA, or “environmental justice” programs, services, or activities since January 20, 2021.
(iii) direct the deputy agency or department head to:
(A) assess the operational impact (e.g., the number of new DEI hires) and cost of the prior administration’s DEI, DEIA, and “environmental justice” programs and policies; and
(B) recommend actions, such as Congressional notifications under 28 U.S.C. 530D, to align agency or department programs, activities, policies, regulations, guidance, employment practices, enforcement activities, contracts (including set-asides), grants, consent orders, and litigating positions with the policy of equal dignity and respect identified in section 1 of this order. The agency or department head and the Director of OMB shall jointly ensure that the deputy agency or department head has the authority and resources needed to carry out this directive.
(c) To inform and advise the President, so that he may formulate appropriate and effective civil-rights policies for the Executive Branch, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy shall convene a monthly meeting attended by the Director of OMB, the Director of OPM, and each deputy agency or department head to:
(i) hear reports on the prevalence and the economic and social costs of DEI, DEIA, and “environmental justice” in agency or department programs, activities, policies, regulations, guidance, employment practices, enforcement activities, contracts (including set-asides), grants, consent orders, and litigating positions;
(ii) discuss any barriers to measures to comply with this order; and
(iii) monitor and track agency and department progress and identify potential areas for additional Presidential or legislative action to advance the policy of equal dignity and respect.
3. In complying with President Trump’s Executive Order 14151, Kent County will :
-Protect the civil rights of all Americans and expand individual opportunity by terminating radical DEI preferencing in contracting and relentlessly combating private sector discrimination.
-Enforce long-standing federal statutes and faithfully advances the Constitution’s promise of colorblind equality before the law.
-RESTORE THE VALUES OF INDIVIDUAL DIGNITY, HARD WORK, AND EXCELLENCE: Individual dignity, hard work, and excellence are fundamental to American greatness.
4. Call to Action:
We, the undersigned, call on the Kent County Board of Commissioners, whose main duty is to adopt and oversee the annual County budget, to comply with and adopt President Trump’s Executive Order 14151 and ensure the county does not fund or support divisive DEI programming in any and all of its names and forms, which only serve to harm the people of Kent County.
5. Closing:
Do your part to unite Kent County! Please sign and share this petition if you support President Trump’s principles and desire to keep Kent County a safe, welcoming, and supportive county for everyone who calls it home for work, play, or both!
We will share this petition with the Kent County Board of Commissioners so that they know that the People of Kent County support the IMMEDIATE ending of wasteful and divisive DEI programs and funding in our community.
6. Contact Information:
Please contact your Kent County Commissioner today to make your voice heard!
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Petition created on February 7, 2025