Wednesday
Jun162004
Republican Anti-affirmative action effort aiming for '06
Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at 01:11PM
haters take a break:
A group that wants to ban affirmative action at Michigan's public universities and other public agencies won't try to get its proposal on the November ballot, organizers said Tuesday. The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative instead is targeting the 2006 election to float its constitutional amendment.Ward Connerly, who helped lead similar anti-affirmative action initiatives in California and Washington, has aided the Michigan campaign. "The court has removed the last obstacle in our path and the momentum is strong," Connerly said in a written statement. "We will move forward, full steam ahead." [more]
A group that wants to ban affirmative action at Michigan's public universities and other public agencies won't try to get its proposal on the November ballot, organizers said Tuesday. The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative instead is targeting the 2006 election to float its constitutional amendment.Ward Connerly, who helped lead similar anti-affirmative action initiatives in California and Washington, has aided the Michigan campaign. "The court has removed the last obstacle in our path and the momentum is strong," Connerly said in a written statement. "We will move forward, full steam ahead." [more]