Prop. 107 On The Ballot In Arizona
Here we go again. The Arizona Civil Rights Initiative, Proposition 107, is on the November ballot. Modeled on the language of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and virtually identical to similar measures passed by substantial margins in California, Washington, Michigan, and Nebraska, Prop. 107 would amend the Arizona constitution to prohibit the state from “discriminat[ing] […]
ACRI On The Ballot!
Both houses of the Arizona legislature have now approved the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative, which will appear on the ballot in 2010! If voters approve the measure, Arizona will join the voters of California, Washington, Michigan, and Nebraska, all of whom have amended their state constitutions to prohibit the state from discriminating against, or giving […]
McCain, Finally, Supports Colorblind Equality!
In an interview with George Stephanopoulus finally stepped away from (“abandoned” might be too strong) his ridiculous refusal to endorse colorblind equality and announced that, after all, and his previous reluctance to the contrary, he really does believe the state should treat its citizens without regard to race, ethnicity, or sex. STEPHANOPOULOS: “Opponents of affirmative […]
Arizona Civil Rights Initiative Submits Signatures
The Arizona Civil Rights Initiative has submitted 334,658 signatures with the Secretary of State’s office, 100,000 more than the number required to qualify for the ballot. BAMN has filed suit to keep the initiative off the ballot because, as national director Shanta Driver explained, “she fears a majority of Arizonans will vote for it.” In […]
Duplicitous Anti-Equality Protesters
An article about the anti-equality protesters in Arizona has all the usual drivel we have come to expect from them — outraged (and outrageous) charges that the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative is a “fraud”; would be “a setback for civil rights”; etc. — but it is nevertheless noteworthy, for three reasons: 1) one of the […]
Duplicitous (Or Maybe Just Dumb) Defenders Of Discrimination
Booker Evans is described here as a “minority activist” in Arizona who is a leading opponent of the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative. Evans, believe it or not, actually argues that prohibiting state discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, or gender would “create a divide among people” based on race, ethnicity, and gender. In addition, […]
Arizona Programs Threatened By Equality
Peter Schmidt has a post on the Chronicle of Higher Education news blog yesterday discussing a new report from the Goldwater Institute that details a number of programs in Arizona that would be affected by the passage of the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative. After reading the post, be sure to take a look at the […]
Is Arizona Different?
Doug MacEachern, an editorial writer at the Arizona Republic, argues in an article today that Ward Connerly’s confidence that the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative will pass may be misplaced. (In fact, he calls Connerly “a wee bit cocky.”) After noting that similar initiatives have been passed in states far more liberal and Democratic than Arizona, […]
Arizona: An Initiative Barring Consideration Of “Social Factors”?
Under a headline proclaiming (falsely) that “Initiative drive intend to bar governments from considering social factors in education,” The Arizona Daily Dispatch has a long news article today by Howard Fischer of Capitol Media Services defending the use of racial and ethnic preference in law school admissions. At least, given its placement, I think it […]
Arizona And Oklahoma
Arizona and Oklahoma join the party with the launching of drives to put the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative and the Oklahoma Civil Rights Initiative on the 2008 ballot. UPDATE Writing earlier today about conflicting confusions in Colorado (here), I noted that some opponents of the new civil rights initiative opposed it because there were no […]
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