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To: LindyBill who wrote (3337)7/12/2003 5:44:49 AM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) of 793578
 
Why am I not surprised? Carl Rove's fingerprints are all over this

GOP Stiffs Connerly
By James Toranto, WSJ.com

Ward Connerly, who led initiative campaigns to ban racial discrimination by the governments of California and Washington state, is now waging a similar effort in Michigan, where the U.S. Supreme Court upheld (with qualifications) the University of Michigan Law School's discriminatory practices. But in National Review Online, Henry Payne of the Detroit News reports that he's getting no help from the party of Lincoln:

The Michigan Republican party announced Monday that it would not support his ballot initiative. "I fear this ballot initiative would openly serve to further divide people along racial lines, which would be entirely counterproductive," said GOP party chair Betsy DeVos. Worse still, the loss of Republican support also means the loss of access to the DeVos family fortune (her husband is the founder of Amway). DeVos has long been one of the biggest bankrollers of conservative causes in the state -- including 2000's nationally watched campaign for Michigan school vouchers. . . .

Privately, GOP sources say, Michigan Republicans' stunning decision comes directly from the White House. President George W. Bush takes pride in his outreach initiatives to blacks and Hispanics and has made it clear to state lawmakers that he wants his 2004 reelection path clear of divisive race issues. Michigan Republicans have obliged by abandoning Connerly's proposal.
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