Comments on: Yes and No http://www.jamyewaxman.com/blog/2008/11/05/yes-and-no/ because seX matters Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:56:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Not Ward Connolly http://www.jamyewaxman.com/blog/2008/11/05/yes-and-no/comment-page-1/#comment-4701 Not Ward Connolly Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:03:07 +0000 http://www.jamyewaxman.com/blog/2008/11/05/yes-and-no/#comment-4701 "Nebraska voted against discrimination." Ah, no. Nebraska codified in its state constitution a prohibition against affirmative action programs. In a state that's 93% white and has a long, long history of racial discrimination, Nebraska's voters decided enough and enough. The initiative was spearheaded by Ward Connolly, the same black conservative activist behind similar constitutional amendments in California and Michigan. Although drafted to encompass all state programs, the initiatives were intended to end affirmative action considerations for blacks in admissions to state universities. Preferential treatment for women (via Title IX which trumps the state constitution under the federal constitution's supremacy clause), athletes, rural residents (virtually always white), and children of alumni (again, virtually always white) remains perfectly legal. Only 2.2% of the student body at the University of Nebraska is black; 2.7% is Hispanic; and 0.6% is American Indian. If that's what affirmative action has wrought, bravo to Nebraska's anemic public education system! Amazing that when whites are looking for a person to lead the charge against affirmative action, they always call Ward. Ironic that they don't have a problem with affirmative action then. “Nebraska voted against discrimination.”

Ah, no.

Nebraska codified in its state constitution a prohibition against affirmative action programs. In a state that’s 93% white and has a long, long history of racial discrimination, Nebraska’s voters decided enough and enough.

The initiative was spearheaded by Ward Connolly, the same black conservative activist behind similar constitutional amendments in California and Michigan. Although drafted to encompass all state programs, the initiatives were intended to end affirmative action considerations for blacks in admissions to state universities.

Preferential treatment for women (via Title IX which trumps the state constitution under the federal constitution’s supremacy clause), athletes, rural residents (virtually always white), and children of alumni (again, virtually always white) remains perfectly legal.

Only 2.2% of the student body at the University of Nebraska is black; 2.7% is Hispanic; and 0.6% is American Indian. If that’s what affirmative action has wrought, bravo to Nebraska’s anemic public education system!

Amazing that when whites are looking for a person to lead the charge against affirmative action, they always call Ward. Ironic that they don’t have a problem with affirmative action then.

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