Here's a brief little piece that touches on the limits of civil rights legislation. The author is criticizing a Washington Times writer's take on the Obama Administration;s civil rights enforcement policy:
Here is a strange piece in the Washington Times by editorial writer Kerry Picket criticizing the Department of Justice because it:
"will only investigate bullying cases if the victim is considered protected under the 1964 Civil Rights legislation. In essence, only discrimination against a victim’s race, sex, national origin, disability, or religion will be considered by DOJ. The overweight straight white male who is verbally and/or physically harassed because of his size can consider himself invisible to the Justice Department."
Well, yes. Discrimination based on size or weight is not barred by federal law, so the federal Department of Justice has no business investigating such discrimination.
Should they?
