Should Politics Have Quotas That Need To Be Met?

(John Kasich recently told the newspaper that he didn't believe in quotas when it came to politics.)


Well I'm pretty sure we have all heard of Ohio's Republican Governor John Kasich.  And what he is being accused of.  But for those of you who don't, it isn't a good thing.  John Kasich is Ohio's new governor who took Ted Stricklands place.  And because we have a new governor, he needs to make up a new cabinet, which means choosing the best people that fit the bill for the job.  But as he was choosing, people started to notice that all of the people in his cabinet were white.  Which means that he had no diversity in his cabinet.  And some people think that he should have a more diverse cabinet, with Hispanics, Blacks, Asians, and other people of different nationalities.  People have also labeled Gov. Kasich as a racist, but people of his cabinet have jumped to his defense in saying that he has reached out to some people of different nationalities, but they have all turned him down. 

Which is kind of hard to believe since times are really hard right now and everyone needs a job.  And since this is the first time in many, many years that there is an all white cabinet in politics people are beginning to think that there should be a quota that everyone must meet.  And to add insult to injury John Kasich also signed a resolution marking the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on March 17 -- St. Patrick's Day -- instead of Jan. 17, the correct date.

 
(This John Kasich.)


( This is Governor John Kasich's cabinet members.)

How Does This Relate To Class:
    The story relates to what we learned in class two ways.  One: At the beginning of the year we talked about racism and how whites would keep blacks out of political offices.  Two: We also talked about Affirmative Action.  And Affirmative Action is a program that is designed to help people of minority get a step ahead in life by creating quotas and certain standards, that people must follow and people are saying should Affirmative Action be taken into consideration in this circumstance.  Now do I agree with John Kasich and how he picked his cabinet members, no, but if these people are really qualified then he should let them stay, because if he kicks some of them to make room for people of minority then that would be reverse discrimation, which isn't a good thing either.