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. 

>>33

"Needless to say; you're pretty much a racist. The debate ends at "Employment is the pursuit of freedom, liberty and happiness." Sorry, junior...this is America and in theory hiring should be based purely on objective merit."

It doesn't matter what 'should be', what matters is whose individual rights are in question.  If it was a government enterprise, then it should of course be forced to be blind and hire solely on merit. 

PRIVATE businesses, on the other hand, should be free to do as they please, because they are just that - private.  It is quite simply none of your business what they do with their property.