To the Editor:

In her recent letter, Nancy Urqhart asks the rhetorical question “How can little people object to DEI?” (“Honor the Constitution - while we still have it,” Sept. 18)

I would respond by asking how, as Americans, can we not object to the deleterious effects of dreadful DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) policies? Consider the following three examples of DEI in action: Kamala Harris, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Pete Buttigieg.

All three were selected not for their unique qualifications and accomplishments (they had none) but because they satisfied the requisite DEI checklist. Both Harris and Jackson were chosen because they were females of a preferred race. Buttigieg was chosen solely on the basis of his sexual orientation.

As vice president, the incompetent Kamala Harris presided over the illegal entry of violent criminals into our country. Laken Riley was an American girl attacked and brutally murdered by one of Kamala’s criminals.

Ketanji Brown Jackson has proven to be so dumb that even her fellow female Supreme Court justices can’t stand her. But thanks to DEI, we are stuck with her for life.

And then there is Pete Buttigieg. He proved to be less than useless as secretary of transportation. I think accidents occurred, and people lost their lives, because of his incompetence.

DEI policies cause real harm. Their emphasis on equity over excellence is profoundly un-American. How can we not object to them?

A.H. Liddle

Warwick