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Affirmative action no longer needed - THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC - October 26, 2010

Affirmative action wasn't meant to be a perpetual-motion machine. The policy served an important purpose, making up for missing opportunities in education and the workplace. But over time, the drawbacks have come to outweigh the advantages.

Voters should pull the plug. They should approve Proposition 107, which would amend the Arizona Constitution to ban affirmative-action programs in public employment, public education or public contracting.

Activist Ward Connerly, a former University of California regent and founder of the American Civil Rights Institute, argues persuasively against racial and gender preferences. Instead of creating a level playing field, they skew the game. Qualifications are subordinated to minority or gender status - certainly not the fair play that Americans value.

Affirmative action can raise unjust doubts about genuine achievements. Connerly tells how the African-American pilot of a commercial airliner thought he saw fear in the eyes of passengers, who wondered if he was truly qualified for the job.

Discrimination hasn't disappeared in America. But we have legal tools, including the authority of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, to deal with it directly.

When former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor voted to support affirmative action in 2003, she voiced the expectation that racial preferences would no longer be needed some day. O'Connor thought it would take another 25 years.

There's no reason to wait that long.

The time has come to end affirmative action. Arizonans should vote "yes" on Prop. 107.

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Discrimination Wrong Answer for Inequality- YUMA SUN - October 11, 2010

Affirmative action has long been a controversial subject in America and the debate has been revived on the Arizona ballot in November.

Proposition 107 seeks to amend the Arizona Constitution to ban preferential treatment in public programs in Arizona based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Public employment, public education and public contracting would be impacted.

The prohibition would not apply to private affirmative efforts. And the proposition specifically exempts “bona fide qualifications” based on sex, as well as any action needed to retain federal funding or covered by a current court order. It would also not apply to any action taken prior to passage of the amendment.

At the heart of the discussion of affirmation action is discrimination.

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Maricopa County Republican Committee - Oct 8, 2010

MCRC EGC Endorses Prop 107:
Proposition 107 was unanimously endorsed Thursday evening (Oct 7) by the Maricopa County Republican Executive Guidance Committee (MCRC EGC), according to MCRC Chairman Rob Haney. This proposition would amend the Constitution to ban programs that give preferential treatment to or discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. The ban would apply to the state, counties, cities and towns. It would also affect universities and school districts. This repeal of affirmative action policies allows for fair opportunities for all job candidates.

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Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce- Oct 5, 2010

A coalition of East Valley chambers of commerce, including the one in Ahwatukee Foothills, has weighed in on a half-dozen ballot propositions in the Nov. 2 general election.

The East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance has chosen to endorse:

Proposition 107, the Arizona Civil Rights Amendment, which would prohibit the use of affirmative action in public employment, public education and public contracting.

"The EVCCA supports merit-based procurement selection," Bernacki wrote.

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The Republican Women of Prescott, Arizona's largest woman's Republican club

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