Last week, former Maryland lieutenant governor Michael Steele became the first black person to head the Republican National Committee (RNC). He won the RNC chairmanship on the fifth ballot by a vote of 91 to 77.
“This is the dawn of a new party,” Steele said after his victory. “There is not one inch of ground we’re going to cede to anybody.”
Steele has gone on record to say he supports “affirmative action.” In 2006, he told the Baltimore Sun:
“Studies show enormous disparities still exist in education, healthcare, employment and economic opportunities along racial lines in the United States. I believe programs are still necessary to help close these divides. I support giving people opportunities. Programs must be fair to all Marylanders – of every color – and they should focus on economic empowerment.”
In order to be fair to everyone, not to mention following the law, the government must not take race into account. We hope that Steele’s chairmanship indeed is “the dawn of a new party,” and that he will change his mind and come out strongly against race preference programs and policies as practiced by the government.
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