Affirmative action refers to policies intended to promote access to education or employment aimed at a historically socio-politically non-dominant group, typically minorities and women.
Proponents, however, see it as a necessary policy in order to undo the negative policies once imposed on disadvantaged minorities.
Opponents of affirmative action point to its supposed 'reverse discrimination' and its preferential treatment of lesser qualified individuals over more qualified ones based solely on race, gender, or physical condition.
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John Herman Cox (R) | Author & Politician |
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Hillary Clinton (D) | Secretary of State |
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John McCain (R) | Senator & Retired Naval Captain |
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Barack Obama (D) | 44th President of the United States |
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Rudy Giuliani (R) | Fmr. NYC Mayor |
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John Edwards (D) | Attorney and Former Presidential Candidate |
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Fred Thompson (R) | Presidential Candidate, Lawyer, Lobbyist, Actor, and Former Senator |
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Dennis Kucinich (D) | Congressman |
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Joe Biden (D) | 47th Vice President of the United States |
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Mitt Romney (R) | CEO & Former Governor |
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Mike Huckabee (R) | Fmr. Governor & Minister |
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Ron Paul (R) | Congressman and Physician |
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Bill Richardson (D) | Secretary of Commerce designate (Obama Administration) |
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Sam Brownback (R) | Senator |
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Chris Dodd (D) | Senator |
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Mike Gravel | Fmr. Alaskan Senator |
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Duncan Hunter (R) | Congressman |
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Tom Tancredo (R) | U.S. Representative |
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Rush Limbaugh | Radio Talk Show Host |
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Affirmative Action = reverse racusm
>> started by ZonaGrey, views since Jan 10, 2009 |
nd_1992 (R) >> Updated 100 days, 22 hours, 33 minutes ago |
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I OPPOSE THIS AND IM A DEMOCRAT
>> started by nd_1992, views since Jul 13, 2008 |
jackriter >> Updated 183 days, 21 hours, 29 minutes ago |
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Bad Policy That Hurts America
>> started by Ken, views since Sep 9, 2008 |
ronaldvandevender >> Updated 219 days, 22 hours, 54 minutes ago |
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NO
>> started by BankingCartel, views since Oct 9, 2008 |
BankingCartel >> Updated 268 days, 14 hours, 27 minutes ago |
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Gender Equality- Does Latin America have us beat?
>> started by MiriamSingsLoud, views since Oct 23, 2007 |
HelloDollyLlama (I) >> Updated 355 days, 5 hours, 7 minutes ago |
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