Thursday
Jun172004
Wade Henderson Declares Victory Against Anti-Affirmative Action Initiative
Thursday, June 17, 2004 at 02:31PM
The Michigan Haters Will be Back in 2006 though.
After a court ruled that an anti-affirmative action petition was not too confusing to be placed on the Michigan ballot in Nov., the Republicaan led group behind the petition nevertheless decided to postpone it's efforts until 2006. Wade Henderson, the executive director of the Ledership Conference on Civil Rights said,"the decision to postpone Ward Connerly's misguided petition drive is another sign that he recognizes Michigan is an uphill fight when it comes to his effort to subvert public support for equal opportunity for women and minorities.' [more]
After a court ruled that an anti-affirmative action petition was not too confusing to be placed on the Michigan ballot in Nov., the Republicaan led group behind the petition nevertheless decided to postpone it's efforts until 2006. Wade Henderson, the executive director of the Ledership Conference on Civil Rights said,"the decision to postpone Ward Connerly's misguided petition drive is another sign that he recognizes Michigan is an uphill fight when it comes to his effort to subvert public support for equal opportunity for women and minorities.' [more]