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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (119434)	12/25/2000 6:56:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

James, two 18 year olds apply for admission to a prestigious American University. One child is the son of Jesse Jackson, the other is the son of Joe Q auto-mechanic. The son of the auto-mechanic gets 1400 on his SAT's and is a straight A student who participated in numerous school endeavors which demonstrated strong character and motivation. He is white. Jesse Jackson's son gets 1000 on his SAT's, is a straight A student, and performed just as admirably in regard to school endeavors. There is only one opening left to the University. How should the admissions board decide? The reason I posted this example goes to the cornerstone of what is wrong with many affirmative action initiatives. Some people of color come from economic backgrounds which may have given them every opportunity in the world. While the opposite may be true regarding white applicants. It's interesting to note, white people outnumber blacks by a large margin in regard to being on welfare and living in homeless shelters. It's clear that our nation needs to move toward a color blind society. And truly take on the creed of Martin Luther King, that every person be measured by the content of his character, instead of the color of his skin. I also believe it's true that racism still exists in America, and honest hard working black men have a steeper hill to climb in regard to breaking down barriers to better paying jobs. So, I believe balance is needed when confronting the issue of affirmative action. All of American is strengthened if we can find ways to strenghthen inner city black families. Fatherless children lie at the heart of so many of our social problems related to crime, drugs, teenage pregnancy and much more... If we can find reasonable ways to help out black men who seek to take on the responsibilities of father. We shouldn't hesitate, whether some people call them affirmative action or not. Not sure this added anything to the discussion. But I felt like yacking anyway...:) Merry Christmas! Michael