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. 

>>47
"Again, why do you assume that because it's based on race, that the person hired isn't meritable? Or equally meritable to a white person? "

In a situation in which both candidates for a position are equally meritable, there is no reason to push for one candidate over the other based on race, since both candidates are, as said, equally acceptable based on merit for the work.  To make race a factor in the decision at all would be to racially discriminate.  This is wrong. 

Racial blindness is the way to go.