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. 

>>32

1. Explain, in great detail, what about America's current culture (and socio-economic structure) has led you to believe that "race is an irrelevant demographic"? What precisely makes this a "fact"?

2. Explain why hiring a meritable black person over an equally meritable white person would be considered a "penality"? Is hiring a meritable black over an equally meritable white a form of punishment for the company? If so: Why?

3. You said: "If a black has been underpriviledged due to racism then any non-racial affirmative action program could easily compensate him/her on the basis of discrimination. You don't need institutional racism to stop discrimination."

Did you type this with one hand? Was the other once crossed?  Which other affirmative action programs could assure that they aren't discriminated against pre-hire? We're not talking about a job at Wal-Mart here. We're talking about the kind of jobs that bring prosperty and push a person further up the social and finanical bracket.

As for me being a troll, I think you should re-read >>31 and... you know... actually respond to the questions posed. I'm not making any bold inflammatory statements here. I'm asking very simple questions that no one, thus far, has been able to answer.

Are these questions really that difficult?