弗吉尼亚州州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格(Abigail Spanberger)对总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)2026年国情咨文发表民主党回应。
专家告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，一项弗吉尼亚州议会法案以党派划线通过，要求州机构在分配用于采购和合同的自由裁量资金时，考虑小型企业所有者的种族和性别，该法案可能面临重大法律障碍。
根据该法案文本，”小型少数族裔女性企业采购增强计划法案”(Small SWAM Business Procurement Enhancement Program act)规定”行政部门机构和相关机构必须每年将其小型SWAM企业使用率提高3%，直至达到42%的目标，或如果无法做到这一点，则实施可实现的目标以提高其使用率”。SWAM代表小型、女性拥有和少数族裔拥有。
汉普顿民主党议员Jeion Ward起草的法案文本规定，1万至20万美元之间的采购必须预留，以授予SWAM企业。
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弗吉尼亚州州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格对国情咨文发表民主党回应。(Mike Kropf/Getty Images)
随着该法案即将提交民主党州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格签署，监督项目法律副总裁凯尔·布罗斯南(Kyle Brosnan)告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，这似乎是里士满州政府运作方式的一贯做法。
布罗斯南表示，该法案构成了”明显针对白人男性的蓄意歧视”。
“自重新完全控制州政府以来，弗吉尼亚州民主党人展现出了他们的真实面目，无异于激进的意识形态者，”布罗斯南说。
“通过为州政府合同的42%设定种族和性别配额，斯潘伯格州长及其在里士满的极左翼支持者正在展示他们作为激进分子的真实面目。”
前佛罗里达州北区联邦检察官扎克·史密斯(Zach Smith)补充说，每当政府提议基于种族和性别区别对待人们时，这都是违宪的。
“我认为我们看到最高法院在哈佛和北卡罗来纳大学案中明确阐述了这一点，禁止在高等教育招生中使用种族，”他说。
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“由于学生公平招生案的裁决，我们看到一些联邦法院将同样的逻辑适用于其他寻求优先考虑少数族裔企业的联邦政府项目，这些项目根据种族区别对待人们，因此我肯定认为同样的逻辑也适用于这项州法律行动。”
在那起最高法院案件中，首席大法官约翰·罗伯茨(John Roberts)撰写了多数意见，大法官克拉伦斯·托马斯(Clarence Thomas)撰写了赞同意见，这一历史性裁决终结了大学招生中的平权行动。
“虽然我痛苦地意识到我的种族和所有遭受歧视的人所面临的社会和经济灾难，但我怀着持久的希望，这个国家将践行其’人人生而平等’的原则……并在法律面前人人平等，”托马斯当时说。
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史密斯表示，即便在这起案件之前，最高法院也认定配额”不可接受”，如果斯潘伯格签署该法案，将会有企业主感到愤怒并要求追究责任。
“我确实认为围绕这项法案可能会有诉讼，因为这不仅涉及联邦宪法问题，还可能引发其他法律诉求，”他在周三的采访中说。
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弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿县李公路、关键桥和乔治·华盛顿纪念公园道交汇处附近的草地上张贴着欢迎标志。(Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
布罗斯南表示赞同，他批评该法案要求弗吉尼亚州纳税人出资100万美元用于系统更新、人员配备和报告，以”制度化歧视”。
“该法案还将高达20万美元的政府合同’预留’给女性和少数族裔拥有的企业，只要它们的投标价格不超过最低’非认证’——即’白人男性拥有’——企业投标价格的5%。”
“弗吉尼亚州人在投票支持’温和派’州长时，是否指望得到这种制度化的觉醒主义？”他问道。
保守派媒体《联邦党人》称该法案建立了”种族操纵”，并报道该法案的一部分要求小企业和供应商多元化部主任每五年进行一次”差距研究”，该媒体称这意味着确定如何减少白人男性赢得政府合同的数量。
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福克斯新闻数字频道已联系斯潘伯格，询问她是否会签署该法案。福克斯新闻数字频道也联系了Ward，她同时担任国会大厦广场劳工与商务委员会主席。
查尔斯·克里茨(Charles Creitz)是福克斯新闻数字频道记者。
他于2013年加入福克斯新闻，担任撰稿人和制作助理。
查尔斯为福克斯新闻数字频道报道媒体、政治和文化。
查尔斯是宾夕法尼亚州本地人，毕业于天普大学(Temple University)，获广播新闻学士学位。新闻线索可发送至charles.creitz@fox.com。
Virginia SWAM bill faces legal challenges over race and sex, experts say | Fox News
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger gives the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address.
A Virginia state bill passed along party lines directing state agencies to consider the race and sex of small businesses’ ownership when distributing discretionary funds for procurement and contracts is likely to face major legal headwinds, experts told Fox News Digital.
The Small SWAM Business Procurement Enhancement Program act “provides that executive branch agencies and covered institutions are required to increase their small SWaM business utilization rates by three percent per year until reaching the 42-percent target or, if unable to do so, to implement achievable goals to increase their utilization rates,” according to its text. SWAM stands for small, women-owned, and minority-owned.
Purchases between $10,000 and $200,000 must be set aside to be awarded to SWAM businesses as well, according to the text of the bill drafted by Del. Jeion Ward, D-Hampton.
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offers the Democratic response to the State of the Union.(Mike Kropf/Getty Images)
As the bill approaches Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk, Oversight Project vice president of legal Kyle Brosnan told Fox News Digital it appears par for the course for the way Richmond is moving.
Brosnan said the bill constitutes “clearly intentional discrimination against White men.”
“Since reclaiming total control of state government, Virginia Democrats have shown their true colors as nothing short of radical ideologues,” Brosnan said.
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“By setting race and sex quotas for 42 percent of the state discretionary spending on government contracts, Gov. Spanberger and her far left enablers in Richmond are showing their true colors as radicals.”
Zach Smith, a former federal prosecutor for the Northern District of Florida, added that whenever the government proposes to treat people differently based on race and gender, it is unconstitutional.
“I think we saw the Supreme Court speak explicitly to this with its Harvard and UNC decisions, banning the use of race in admissions in higher education,” he said.
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“As a result of that Students for Fair Admissions decision, we’ve seen some federal courts apply that same logic to other federal government programs that seek to prioritize minority-owned businesses are treating people differently based on their race and so I would certainly think the same logic would apply to this state law action as well.”
That Supreme Court case saw Chief Justice John Roberts author the majority opinion and Justice Clarence Thomas write a concurrence in a historic decision ending affirmative action in college admissions.
“While I am painfully aware of the social and economic ravages which have befallen my race and all who suffer discrimination, I hold our enduring hope that this country will live up to its principles [that] all men are created equal … and must be treated equally before the law,” Thomas said at the time.
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Smith said that even prior to such, the Supreme Court found quotas “impermissible” and that if Spanberger signs the bill there will be business owners who are outraged and will demand accountability.
“I do think there is likely going to be litigation surrounding this because this would involve a federal constitutional issue in addition to other legal claims that may be raised,” he said in a Wednesday interview.
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A welcome sign is posted in the grass near the intersection of Lee Highway, Key Bridge, and the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Rosslyn, Arlington County, Virginia.(Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
Brosnan agreed, criticizing the bill’s section requiring Virginia taxpayers to fund $1 million for systems updates, staffing and reporting to “institutionalize discrimination” in his words.
“It also “sets aside” government contracts of up to $200,000 for women and minority owned businesses, so long as their bids are no more than 5% higher than the lowest “noncertified” — read ‘White male-owned’ — business.”
“Did Virginians expect to get this institutionalized wokeism when they voted for the ‘moderate’ governor?” he asked.
The conservative outlet “The Federalist” said the bill instituted “racial rigging” and reported a section of the bill enforces the director of the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity to conduct a “disparity study” every five years, which the outlet said translated to determining how to reduce the number of White males winning government contracts.
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Fox News Digital reached out to Spanberger for an indication as to whether she will sign the bill. Fox News Digital also reached out to Ward, who is also the chairwoman of the Labor & Commerce Committee on Capitol Square.
Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
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Charles is a Pennsylvania native and graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. Story tips can be sent to charles.creitz@fox.com.
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