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Jennifer Gratz in AZ Daily Sun

October 22, 2010

From the Arizona Daily Sun: “More than 10 years ago I filed a lawsuit against the University of Michigan for racial discrimination because their admissions policy gave an unfair 20 percent boost to black and Hispanic applicants. I know firsthand how horrible it is to be discriminated against when ‘affirmative action’ and ‘diversity quota’ policies [...]

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Frank Ricci on Proposition 107

October 12, 2010

Frank Ricci, winning plaintiff in Ricci v DeStefano, wrote an op-ed for Inside Tuscon Business about Arizona’s Proposition 107. An excerpt: “On Nov. 2, the people of Arizona will decide whether to amend the state constitution to bar the government from discriminating against or granting preferences to individuals or groups in public employment, contracting, and [...]

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Keeping Arizona Honest

October 12, 2010

The Arizona Republic has a section on its web site called AZ Fact Check. The news site addressed a misconception about Proposition 107, which would amend the state constitution to bar the government from discriminating against or granting preferences to individuals based on race in employment, education, or contracting. An opponent said Proposition 107 “could” [...]

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Ward Connerly on FOX News

October 12, 2010

The American Civil Rights Institute‘s Ward Connerly recently appeared on “The Tom Sullivan Show” on FOX News. Sullivan asked Connerly about a recent poll that showed 91 percent of blacks support President Barack Obama. Listen:

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Jennifer Gratz Debate on FOX 10

October 8, 2010

There’s a reason why preferences opponents do so well against preferences proponents. It’s hard to contend, with a straight face, for lower standards for women and racial minorities, because they’re women and racial minorities. One has to state or imply that women and racial minorities can’t compete against men and everyone else and must be [...]

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Jennifer Gratz on Proposition 107

October 6, 2010

From the Camp Verde Journal: “A major proponent of ending affirmative action across the United States is Jennifer Gratz. After graduating high school in 1995 with a 3.8 GPA and a fairly active student resume, Gratz applied to the University of Michigan, but was rejected. “An investigation turned up the fact that the university was [...]

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Domestic Violence Shelters and Prop 107 Redux

October 5, 2010

Some opponents of measures like Arizona’s Proposition 107, which would amend the state constitution to bar the government from discriminating against or granting preferences to individuals based on race in employment, education, or contracting, claim such measures would prohibit tax dollars from going to domestic violence shelters for women, and the like. I think people [...]

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Arizona Republic Editorializes Against Racial Preferences

September 30, 2010

Who would have imagined, in their wildest daydreams, that a mainstream publication like the Arizona Republic would editorialize against racial preferences and for Proposition 107, the “controversial” measure that would bar the state from discriminating against or granting preferences to individuals or groups in public employment, contracting, and education, based on race? I would not [...]

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UA President: We Will Continue Using Preferences

September 28, 2010

Why would a race-neutral admissions policy discourage racial minorities from applying to the University of Arizona (UA)? UA president Robert Shelton thinks Proposition 107, which would bar the state from discriminating against or granting preferences to individuals or groups in employment, education, and contracting based on race, would do just that. Shelton said, presumably with [...]

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Arizona’s Proposition 107 Makes Ballot

September 27, 2010

Great news on the racial neutrality front. Arizona’s Proposition 107 will appear on the November ballot. Voters in the Grand Canyon State will decide whether to allow their government to continue discriminating against or granting preferences to individuals or groups in employment, education, and contracting based on race. From the Arizona Daily Sun: Ward Connerly [...]