Fairness On the Ballot (5 states vote on reverse discrimination this November)

Washington Post ^ | January 27, 2008 | George F. Will

[neverdem]

Come November, voters will decide on more than half a million federal, state and local officeholders and ballot initiatives. Ninety-nine percent of these decisions will matter less than will the five civil rights initiatives that might be on the ballots in Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri.

If the initiatives qualify for those states' ballots, all probably will pass. But the initiatives must surmount ferocious opposition from defenders of racial preferences, such as the politicians who administer and benefit from Missouri's racial spoils system. The crux of the Missouri Civil Rights Initiative (MoCRI) would amend that state's constitution to say: "The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education or public contracting."

Similar language has been approved by voters in California (in 1996), Washington state (1998) and Michigan (2006). California's initiative passed 55 percent to 45 percent, even though opponents outspent supporters 13 to 1. Washington's initiative won 58 to 42 against 10-to-1 spending. Michigan's initiative won 58 to 42, although supporters were outspent 5 to 1. Those spending disparities understate the initiatives' disadvantages, because in each state, opponents were assisted by the "diversity" industry that administers racial preferences in...

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The judge largely sided with MoCRI's supporters, ordering this ballot language: "Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to: Ban state and local government affirmative action programs that give preferential treatment in public contracting, employment, or education based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin, unless such programs are necessary to establish or maintain eligibility for federal funding or to comply with an existing court order?" The two Democrats, aware that similar language has won landslides in three other states, are appealing the decision...

[Man50D]

What is the over/under in days for the socialists taking this issue to court in the various states if it passes?

[kdm68]

Can anyone show me where the word fairness appears in the founding documents?

[goldstategop]

Ward Connerly has fought a lonely and principled battle over a bipartisan establishment hostile to the concept of equal treatment and non-discrimination under the law. Yet the American people have sided with him whenever they have had the opportunity to vote on it. The racial spoils system is on its way out in this country.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[CounterCounterCulture]

Thank you Ward Connerly!

[SunkenCiv]

Fighting All the Way -
How Long Will Clinton Fight for the Michigan and Florida Delegates?
slate.com | May 30, 2008 | John Dickerson
Posted on 05/30/2008 4:12:08 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2023756/posts

-for some humor-

Caption this Hillary Photo
Times UK
Posted on 05/30/2008 4:57:56 PM PDT by passionfruit
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2023775/posts

-November 2008, be there-

Villaraigosa wants to use gun restrictions, databases to take on gangs
(seize cars & evictions too)
LA Times | May 30, 2008 | Andrew Blankstein and David Zahniser
Posted on 05/30/2008 7:16:38 PM PDT by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023836/posts

[dervish]

thanks.

MSM creating the story rather than reporting it.