The Wording of Michigan Proposal 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." [Source]
First of all, for those not in Michigan, this piece of work passed by about 58% to 42%. This will amend our constitution right after last election season that outlawed the darn gays from having spouses and otherwise happy lives ("The union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement recognized as a marriage or similar union for any purpose").
This wording is quite general, yes? It especially means that, say, Michigan Tech cannot give preference to female applicants to attempt to improve the ratio or to get more females involved with engineering and computer science in general (both quite respectable goals, methinks).
Notice also that while, for example, the University of Michigan can still grant preference to "legacy" applicants, it can no longer do the same for minorities. Of course, based on the actual reasoning behind them, this should be the opposite. If these people who drafted Proposal 2 were actually in favor of equal rights, why didn't they get rid of legacy preferences, too? since is is essentially a "middle to upper class, or rich, white people" preference.
The answer, I think? They don't care about egalitarianism; they care about their well-to-do children getting in to their first choice school over any "darkies" or women competing with them.
I demand everyone lift themselves up by their own bootstraps!
First of all, for those not in Michigan, this piece of work passed by about 58% to 42%. This will amend our constitution right after last election season that outlawed the darn gays from having spouses and otherwise happy lives ("The union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement recognized as a marriage or similar union for any purpose").
This wording is quite general, yes? It especially means that, say, Michigan Tech cannot give preference to female applicants to attempt to improve the ratio or to get more females involved with engineering and computer science in general (both quite respectable goals, methinks).
Notice also that while, for example, the University of Michigan can still grant preference to "legacy" applicants, it can no longer do the same for minorities. Of course, based on the actual reasoning behind them, this should be the opposite. If these people who drafted Proposal 2 were actually in favor of equal rights, why didn't they get rid of legacy preferences, too? since is is essentially a "middle to upper class, or rich, white people" preference.
The answer, I think? They don't care about egalitarianism; they care about their well-to-do children getting in to their first choice school over any "darkies" or women competing with them.
I demand everyone lift themselves up by their own bootstraps!