LD2 requires, upon the request of a legislative committee, the preparation of a “racial impact statement,” which assesses the potential impact that legislation could have on “historically disadvantaged” racial populations.
The Senate passed LD2 on March 11, 2021, by a vote of 25 to 7. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill divides and targets citizens on account of race, which makes it unconstitutional as well as immoral. The Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment guarantee that no state shall deprive “any person” of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor deny them the “equal protection” of the laws.