Gunny
Gold Member
so... you are saying that for 85% of black Americans, affirmative action, over the war in Iraq, over the environment, over education, over fiscal policy, over a whole host of other issues.... the democrat's support for affirmative action is THE reason why 85% of them vote for the democrat?
Do you have any data that would indicate what portion of that 85% has actually benefitted from affirmative action?
I didn't think so.
and have you ever explained to me, if affirmative action was so grotesquely distasteful to the republican party, why did they not eliminate it during the six previous years when they owned all three branches of our government?
The Republicans did not "own" all 3 branches of gov't. While in the majority, they accomplished very little. Why they were not supported by conservatives/Republicans in 2006. Y'know, what you call a mandate of the people?
Affirmative action sucks. You were probably a victim of it and don't even know it. You DO know military promotion boards have required minority quotas, right?
The person best qualified for the job should get the job and the employer should NOT be pressured into hiring someone based on skin color or gender. That's preposterous.