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Affirmative Action ban on the ballot

Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:54:56 PM PDT

Affirmative action ban heads for ballot in 5 states

CNN) -- Come election time in November, voters in five states might have a decision to make as big as whom to elect president.

Ballot initiatives have been proposed in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma that would give voters the chance to decide whether they want to do away with affirmative action in government-funded projects and public schools.

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I guess Ward Connerly doesn't think tensions will be high enough in the "swing" states.  If the Rs get behind this it's bound to turn up in even more states

This will be the equivilant of ballot measures for abortion bans in bringing out the wingnuts.

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