Michigan's Affirmative Action Proposal ruled constitutional...

The headline reads: COURT BACKS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BAN in Michigan.

This is like a never-ending story where people will not accept the ending but will constantly agitate for a different ending even though they will not get what they want. Reminds me of the Greek King Sisyphus who was punished by the gods to roll a huge boulder up a hill only to have the boulder roll down right before he reached the top of the hill…forever!  The adjective “Sisyphean” should be attached to what these groups are trying to achieve with their efforts.

I wrote way back in July of 2011 when Michigan’s Proposal 2 banning racial discrimination as well as gender preferences in public education, public employment and public contracting, was challenged by the ACLU, NAACP and BAWN (By Any Means Necessary).

Their challenge was based on the Fourteenth Amendment which states that no entity “can deprive a person of life, liberty or property without due process” or all people have equal protection under the law.

In their misguided thinking they argued that since Proposal 2 was entered into the state constitution, it would be practically impossible to change it, especially by minorities, therefore their “rights” were violated? This is plain BULLSHIT and even liberals agree that it is…so why push it all the way to the Supreme Court?

Anyway, the Supreme Court recognized the challenge as stupid and said that the Michigan proposal and subsequent law embedded in the state constitution was indeed constitutional by federal standards because it eliminated discrimination for all people.

Justice Roberts said it best when he said that the best way to end discrimination is to end discrimination.

Ironically, this does not end the discussion of using racial preferences when admitting students into premier universities like U-M; this only tackled the constitutionality of the Michigan proposal to eliminate discrimination in public education, public employment and public contracting.

I will agree that minorities, especially African-Americans need to be helped in achieving the educational level of non-minorities (whites) and that help comes in the form of upgrading the elementary and high school educational systems that are currently failing them; no use getting into U-M and then dropping out because you just can’t do the work necessary…level the playing field first.