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Absolutely. With the appointment of a few good judges it might actually be possible for America to get rid of government sanctioned racial discrimination.
Now is the time to do it. If they want, leave it open only for ALL races below poverty line.
Sick of this reverse discrimination.
Affirmative action was already ended in multiple states. I moved to Florida in 2002 and learned that Governor Jeb Bush had banned affirmative action in 2000. As a minority (indigenous) from Arizona, I never heard any minority in Florida complain about it. Historically, there were some protests in 2000 as the ban was about to start. But as the years went by protests largely disappeared. I know the reason.
Minority graduation rates actually went up. Once affirmative action ended, only minorities with legitimate credentials matching the rest of the admitted class were admitted. For example, when affirmative action was in place, a minority with a gpa far below the average and SAT/ACT at the bottom of the class often got admitted anyway. But after Jeb Bush enacted his rule, such minorities were rejected and forced to go to community colleges. There were still minorities admitted but they had high gpas and test scores like the rest of the class since affirmative action was gone.
So (1) the admitted minorities in the absence of affirmative action were compatible with the rest of the class and (2) minorities rejected largely went to community colleges. The effects of (1) and (2) led to higher graduation rates overall for minorities.
So the ban on affirmative action actually helped minorities in Florida. I never heard a minority complain - not even once. I earned multiple graduate degrees in Florida without affirmative action. It was an awesome experience.
By contrast, the resentment against affirmative action in Colorado had reached a boiling point when I was last there in 2002. There were "affirmative action bake sales" from student Republicans mocking affirmative action. Under the surface, most minorities in the law school and medical school were stigmatized as illegitimate. This led to counter claims of racism. The "affirmative action bake sale" was a deeply divisive event. Colorado was not thriving with affirmative action. I wish they had outlawed it like Florida.
In writing this as a minority alumnus, I am well aware other minorities on the internet will likely label me a "traitor" or "sell-out". Among Native Americans, the term "apple" is often used as a pejorative reference to "native-red-on-the-outside-but-white-on-the-inside". My response is minority graduation rates really did no up, and the racial tension found in Colorado's university system is largely absent in Florida. Racism can still happen in Florida, but the tension and stigma related to affirmative action is absent because the policy ended in 2000.
I know how it feels to be a minority who go the highest score on a graduate exam on a campus where affirmative action was outlawed. It's a victory for me - my own version of "Little Big Horn".
We do need to repeal and replace it with reparations. That way not only will black descendants of slaves receive real resources, but no other group will be able to take away from it as they did with Affirmative Action. Especially white women, who are the number one beneficiary of AA.
I support reparations. A one way ticket back to Africa and forfeiture of their US Passport. This will make them whole again.
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