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Jun112004
Michigan Affirmative action: the haters prevailed
Friday, June 11, 2004 at 03:10PM
State House Reverts to Destructive Racial Politics
Anti-affirmative action clause in college spending bill is a setback to race relations Two words describe the anti-affirmative action amendment tacked on to the state's higher education budget by members of the Michigan House of Representatives: asinine and abhorrent. The move is a cowardly attack against social progress and amounts to nothing more than grandstanding -- the U.S. Supreme Court has already spoken clearly on the issue. [more]
Anti-affirmative action clause in college spending bill is a setback to race relations Two words describe the anti-affirmative action amendment tacked on to the state's higher education budget by members of the Michigan House of Representatives: asinine and abhorrent. The move is a cowardly attack against social progress and amounts to nothing more than grandstanding -- the U.S. Supreme Court has already spoken clearly on the issue. [more]