Affirmative Action Banned!

My state (Michigan) has wisely followed in the foosteps of California and banned racist/sexist affirmative action programs in Michigan, that would have discriminated against people based on nothing but their gender or the color of their skin, all in the name of promoting equality.  

It passed by a pretty wide margin 58% - 42% of the vote.. or, another way of looking at it: 

2,137,574  ---  YES on stopping AA
1,552,459  ---  NO on stopping AA

Hopefully this'll spread like wildfire throughout the rest of the states. 

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I think you are putting a little too much emphasis on the deterministic side of things.  Of course a child's childhood and upbringing has something to do with whether or not he will become successful or not later in life, but the point is is that some individuals can overcome this, and I would say that a significant enough number do overcome this to such a point that I would have little moral/ethical objection to dishing out the responsibility for one's actions.