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Racial preferences opponents attempted to put a measure on the November 2008 Oklahoma ballot that would bar the government from discriminating against or granting preferences to groups or individuals in employment, contracting, and education. Opponents challenged the validity of the collected signatures. Because the validity rate for collected signatures would have been unrealistically high, the [...]

Joseph D. Schulman © 2010 Equitable opportunity for merit-based advancement is a vital element in maximizing benefits to individuals and societies. The individual develops through hard work and intelligent focus on matching innate abilities to their further enhancement. The personal results of successful sustained effort include inner satisfaction, objective achievement, and economic, social, and intellectual [...]

Several years ago, racial preferences (in government) opponents attempted to get the Oklahoma Civil Rights Initiative on the November 2008 ballot. As expected, the validity of the signatures was challenged. Because the validity rate for collected signatures would have been unrealistically high, the backers of the initiative withdrew it. If at first you don’t succeed… [...]

Fourteen years ago, 54 percent of California voters barred their government from discriminating against or granting preferences to individuals or groups based on race in employment, contracting, and education. Over the years, various groups have challenged the people’s will. Last month, a federal judge dismissed the latest challenge. John Rosenberg, who blogs at Discriminations, reviewed [...]