The Badger Herald
by Beth Mueller
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
A state lawmaker said Monday he will aim to ban the practice of considering race for hiring or admissions.
Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, plans to introduce legislation that would lead to a constitutional amendment banning affirmative action in Wisconsin.
“As time goes on, it becomes more and more apparent that the forces of affirmative action are trying to expand the role of preferences in Wisconsin,” Grothman said. “It is time to go back the other way.”
Grothman cited one state agency he is involved with that requires law firms to list the number of “so-called minorities” they employ before considering doing business with them.
“I think [affirmative action] is incredibly divisive and will eventually destroy this country,” Grothman said. “We cannot keep telling people to view themselves as members of an ethnic group; they have to be Americans first.”
The issue of affirmative action was debated at length in the Legislature last session in a special committee.
Rep. Tamara Grigsby, D-Milwaukee, worked with Grothman then and said the two could not disagree more on the issue.
“I’ve tried to make it very clear that I’m vehemently against a constitutional amendment or any other proposal that would limit affirmative action,” Grigsby said.
Grigsby added she does not think such a proposal would make much progress in the Democratic state Senate. [To read the entire article, go to: http://badgerherald.com/news/2008/02/05/legislator_ban_affir.php]
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