The effort in Michigan to do away with the unfair practice of Affirmative Action has hit a snag. And some not so peaceful protesters too!
Elections board fails to put affirmative action issue on ballot
A state elections board ended a rowdy and controversial meeting Wednesday by failing to comply with a court order to put a proposal to ban some affirmative action programs in Michigan on the November 2006 ballot.
The four-member Board of State Canvassers deadlocked, with Republicans Katherine DeGrow and Lyn Bankes voting to put the measure before voters. Democrat Paul Mitchell voted against the measure and Democrat Doyle O’Connor did not vote.
The canvassers voted after a nearly two-hour recess caused by a student protest led by adult organizers. Students chanted “No voter fraud” and “They say Jim Crow, we say hell no” to drown out canvassers when they first attempted to vote, knocking down an empty table where witnesses had testified earlier. A 17-year-old woman connected with the protest group was arrested for disorderly conduct outside the building where the canvassers were meeting, Lansing police said.
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The state is under court order to put the question on the ballot, but some still refuse to allow it. This may result in other legal action, to ensure it does go on the November ballot.
The not so peaceful protesters take pride in their efforts to disrupt a meeting of election officials.
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“I think they felt the emotion here and we made a difference,” said Stasia Brown, 16, one of the more than 200 student protesters from the Detroit area at Wednesday’s meeting.
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The Detroit-area students were brought to Wednesday’s meeting with The Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration & Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality by Any Means Necessary. Only a few dozen of the students returned to the canvassers meeting when it resumed in the afternoon.
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If they want to “Fight for Equality”, then they should be against the mandated use of racial and gender preferences.
Related post: Condoleezza Rice?s position on Affirmative Action. Conservatives need not worry.
January 16th, 2006 at 1:34 pm
Union bosses in Michigan question Michigan Civil Rights Initiative supporters
It would seem that this would be a violation of Union Members’ privacy, but even if it is not it shows that Unions can carry a great deal of leverage in actions done by Union members. Actions done outside of what would be considered Union activ…
April 5th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
Michigan has an Opportunity to End Government Endorsed Racial Preferences
La Shawn Barber reports:
Michigan Civil Rights Initiative to Appear on November Ballot
The MCRI, the ballot initiative to end skin color and sex preferences in public hiring and admissions in Michigan, will appear on the November ballot.
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