A federal appeals court in Michigan is set to hear a case against a 2006 ballot measure which banned Michigan public university's and government agencies from using racial preferences in admissions and hiring decisions. Civil rights groups and students from the University of Michigan are arguing that the ballot measure is unconstitutional. Supporters of the ban say "the law reflects the will of the people." I would be surprised if the ban is upheld, but if it were to be upheld it would set a huge precedent for other states to enact similar bans.
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I believe in this day and age affirmative action is not needed anymore...I beleive these types of barriers have been broken down that these types of laws are now outdated. We have an African American president in the highest office, I think we have come so far and no lnger need these types of protections.
ReplyDeleteI agree that these forms of protections have probably become outdated and can almost be seen as a form of reverse discrimination. While affirmative action was definitely needed in the past, today there are truly so many different people of different ethnicities applying to schools and for jobs that if people discriminate they are only hurting their own organizations. It would be a huge decision for a court to make, though, with the obvious implications of setting new precedent.
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