Board of Education (1954) the Supreme Court began to take on the the racism in America. ... This was the first action taken by a president to address racism in the work force. ... The concept of diversity is something we all want to achieve, but implementing policies that clearly are based on race will not solve the problem. I do not look at why a program like affirmative action would be used, instead I look at the constitutionality of the idea like the Supreme Court is supposed to do. ... There is no way we can battle racism and inequality in our country if we implement a policy that emp...

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Therefore, affirmative action uses reverse discrimination to solve the problem of discrimination. ... When we use affirmative action we are undermining the original principle of affirmative action. ... Affirmative action was created with the intention of using reverse discrimination to solve the problem of discrimination. This reversal of roles in racial discrimination does nothing but cause arguments and problems for both those for white males and those in the minority. ... Despite the fact that affirmative action has some positive points that do contribute to society, it is still a flaw...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate