Marcus Thornton

Marcus Thornton, president and co-founder of Feds For Freedom, discusses the momentous overturning of the 1981 Luevano consent decree, which had institutionalized DEI hiring practices. He explains how subjective hiring methods harmed federal service quality and clashed with merit-based principles. Thornton highlights the importance of objective testing in recruiting and urges a shift back to skills-based standards. He also touches on his organization's fights against federal mandates, censorship issues, and encourages civic engagement for meaningful change.