Say Yes to Affermative Action! Vote NO! on 46!

The Law and Politics of Affirmative Action

Affirmative Action the great no no term of the century. For millions of people they think it is a system that gives bonus privileges to minorities in this country. This large tumor of ignorance seems to be growing everyday with things like Amendment 46. At first I didn’t know the full extent of how affirmative action worked, I thought it had something to do with goals and quotas but I knew that if you had lower grades you wouldn’t be bumped up to a higher status or get more points. But the way white males talk about how because of affirmative action they are now oppressed really angers me. They are some of the most privileged people in society and yet they feel the need to complain that they are being mistreated in some way. I don’t understand how they cannot see the huge amount of privilege that they already have why do they need even more special treatment?
I feel like to stop policies like these from happening again in the future we need to educate the population on what affirmative action really is and how it really works. That people who benefit from affirmative action deserve to be there but had to go through more struggles due to society to get to the same place. I hope there comes a day when affirmative action is not necessary but currently the policies to help that are not being created. We need to start by making education more equal across the board, instead of taking money away from schools that are failing start by giving them money. Get more teachers to have smaller class sizes in intercity schools and provide more options for families so kids can stay in school longer when they get older.
I hope this amendment does not pass, I feel like if it does then we will be pushing back progress in Colorado and with the current trends Colorado can’t afford any more push backs. I feel like Colorado is already on the right path and I have faith that this piece of legislation will not pass and that people will realize the importance of providing opportunities to everyone!