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By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Tue Oct 15, 2013 at 07:20:29 AM EST
Tags: MCRI, Bill Schuette, 6th Circuit, US Supreme Court, Racial Prefences, Jen Gratz, The Kelly File (all tags)

Last evening, Michigan's attorney general, Bill Schuette appeared on Megyn Kelly's show, "The Kelly File."

The subject was a Michigan "LAW OF THE LAND", banning the use of racial preferences in school selection efforts. Schuette is arguing to sustain the 2006 "Michigan Civil Rights Initiative," a referendum that was overwhelmingly supported with a 58-42% margin. As a reminder, 2006's prop 2 based addition to the state constitution reads:

§ 26 Affirmative action programs.
Sec. 26.
(1) The University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and any other public college or university, community college, or school district shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.
(2) The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.
(3) For the purposes of this section "state" includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the state itself, any city, county, any public college, university, or community college, school district, or other political subdivision or governmental instrumentality of or within the State of Michigan not included in sub-section 1.
(4) This section does not prohibit action that must be taken to establish or maintain eligibility for any federal program, if ineligibility would result in a loss of federal funds to the state.
(5) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting bona fide qualifications based on sex that are reasonably necessary to the normal operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.
(6) The remedies available for violations of this section shall be the same, regardless of the injured party's race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin, as are otherwise available for violations of Michigan anti-discrimination law.
(7) This section shall be self-executing. If any part or parts of this section are found to be in conflict with the United States Constitution or federal law, the section shall be implemented to the maximum extent that the United States Constitution and federal law permit. Any provision held invalid shall be severable from the remaining portions of this section.
(8) This section applies only to action taken after the effective date of this section.
(9) This section does not invalidate any court order or consent decree that is in force as of the effective date of this section.
History: Add. Init., approved Nov. 7, 2006, Eff. Dec. 23, 2006

And the race hustlers are out trying to have single Federal judges rewrite the will of Michigan citizens.

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Our attorney general is taking an (6th circuit) appeals court decision to the next step; the US Supreme Court. The nation's highest court will decide to uphold the will of the people and apply PROPERLY the 14th amendment, or it will continue its backsliding ways and cater to divisive interests and unconstitutional folly.

Schuette's appearance on Kelly's show allowed Michigan's fight for true equality to become more nationally appreciated, and for good reason. If the court sides with Michigan citizens and affirms the ban on racial preferences, the implications to admission policies by universities, and hiring by governments around the country could be considerable. When questioned about reductions in enrollment by blacks and latinos:

"Schuette called that argument "nonsense."
"What we are doing in Michigan is we are embracing Chief Justice Roberts' famous quote when he said the best way to stop racial discrimination is to stop discriminating on the basis of race," he told Kelly."

A good point, abeit one that had limited relation to the question answered.

The answer however, might be simpler if folks are willing to consider it.

What if; The reduction in black and latino enrollment was in fact the result of the proper balance based on admissions without skin color preferences reasserting itself? Is it so hard to grasp that SOME students prior were being admitted not because they had any skills but because of the policies 2006 prop 2 was enacted to resolve?

The fact that some still worry whether a certain percentage of their race is participating in any particular endeavor is troubling, and underlines the need for absolute bans on such preferences and divisiveness.

If only to finally be able to move forward.

Bill Schuette's mission is quite appropriate and we wish him well.

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