July 2010

Racial Madness

July 14, 2010

Peter Wood, of the National Association of Scholars, wrote a piece about the Association of American Law Schools’s (AALS) recent race-focused workshop, in which the group outlined some rather incoherent ideas of the “unfairness-in-the-name-of-fairness” sort. But first, an excerpt from Wood’s preface: “In the decades since, we have watched the rise of a racial preference [...]

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Arizona’s Proposition 107

July 13, 2010

Racial preferences opponents in Arizona attempted to put language on the November 2008 ballot to amend the state constitution to bar their government from discriminating against or granting preferences to individuals based on race in government employment, education, or contracting. Unfortunately, they didn’t collect enough signatures to qualify. Senator Russell Pearce, who authored Arizona’s SB [...]

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Racial Preferences in Financial Regulation Bill

July 13, 2010

A couple of weeks ago I heard a rumor that politicians were attempting to insert racial preferences into the financial regulation bill. As it turns out, the facts have been confirmed. Included in the bill are provisions to authorize the creation of “Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion” in new financial regulatory offices. From John [...]

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Jennifer Gratz Testifies Against AB 2047

July 8, 2010

Here we go again. California voters barred their government from racial discrimination and preferences 14 years ago, but legislators don’t seem to care. These elected officials, who must uphold the state constitution, continue to try to circumvent it, without even trying to veil their attempts. Earlier this year, legislators introduced AB 2047, a bill that [...]

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Detroit School District Tries to Circumvent State Law

July 6, 2010

In 2006, 58 percent of Michigan voters barred the state from discriminating against or granting preferences to individuals or groups in government employment, contracting, and education. A school district in Detroit seeks to circumvent the law and hire teachers and administrators based on race. (Source) The Plymouth-Canton Community Schools “urges” schools to look for cues [...]

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California Court Voids Quota Law

July 6, 2010

Although California’s constitution bars the government from discriminating against or granting preferences to individuals or groups on the basis of race in government employment, education, or contracting, proponents of race-based policies still resist obeying the law. Last October, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who swore to uphold the constitution, signed into law a bill that directs state [...]

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