UFiliphu Novotny Sekuyizinsuku ezimbalwa nje, huh? Wall Street Journal eshicilelwe incwadi evela ku-Tim Cook mayelana nomthetho wokulwa nokucwasa i-ENDA. Kuyo, umqondisi we-Apple wamela amalungelo ezocansi nabanye abantu abancane emsebenzini futhi wacela iCongress yaseMelika ukuthi ivume lo mthetho. Lokhu manje sekuzuziwe, ngemva kweminyaka ecishe ibe ngamashumi amabili yomzamo.
Tim Cook Act wabiza Umthetho Wokuqashwa Okungacwasi kusekelwa enkulumweni yabezindaba eyivelakancane. Ngokusho kwakhe, ukugxeka okusemthethweni kokucwaswa kwabancane emsebenzini kubaluleke kakhulu. "Ukwamukelwa kobuntu bomuntu kuyindaba yesithunzi esiyisisekelo namalungelo abantu," ebhala encwadini evulelekile eya ku-WSJ.
Kodwa-ke, imithetho yaseMelika sekuyisikhathi eside inombono ohlukile. Umthetho we-ENDA waqala ukuvela kuKhongolose ngo-1994, owandulelayo wemibono Umthetho wokulingana kwase kuba iminyaka engamashumi amabili ngaphambili. Kodwa-ke, asikho nesisodwa isiphakamiso esenziwe kuze kube manje.
Isimo sesishintshe kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi, futhi umphakathi kanye nengxenye yenhlangano yezepolitiki eholwa nguMongameli Obama kanye nezifundazwe eziyishumi nane zase-US ezivumele ukushada kwezitabane zivuna amalungelo abantu abambalwa. Futhi izwi likaTim Cook ngokuqinisekile libe nengxenye.
Futhi ngoLwesine, iSenethi yaseMelika iphasise lo mthetho ngamavoti angama-64-32. I-ENDA manje izohambela iNdlu yabaMeli, lapho ikusasa layo lingaqinisekile. Ngokungafani neSenethi, i-Conservative Republican Party ineningi ekamelweni eliphansi.
Noma kunjalo, uTim Cook uhlala enethemba. “Ngiyabonga kuwo wonke amaSenenja abeseke i-ENDA! Ngicela iNdlu yabaMeli nayo iseseke lesi siphakamiso ngaleyo ndlela iqede ukucwasa,” wabhala I-CEO ye-Apple ku-akhawunti yakhe ye-Twitter.
Ukuthengisa okuphezulu.