Davidson County, TN August 5, 1999 Special
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

By Jessie D. McDonald

Candidate for Mayor

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I do not believe that the Constitution was intended to allow the affirmation action policy to apply unevenly, with respect to a particular race or color. in fact, the affirmative action policy is telling black people that they are not equal and cannot compete evenly with any race of people, especially the members of the white race.
The very language of the Constitution clearly based its meaning to imply that every opportunity should apply to all individuals, equally, without special treatment and if special treatment is allowed to some, then it must be applied to others, equally and under the exact same situation and circumstances. If members of the black race cannot get into the main stream of societies functions and the affirmative action instrument is used to accomplish this purpose, then this same instrument must be allowed to members of the white race, who cannot get into the main stream.- Reverse discrimination is alive and well in America and if discrimination against blacks was wrong, reverse discrimination has to be wrong when applied to members of the white race. - Examples of reverse discrimination are as clear as the day is bright. Blacks fought to get the right to participate in the Miss American competition and won that right. Blacks created their own Miss American contest and will not allow Whites to compete with them. This is only one example, and it has to be wrong and all forms of discrimination and reverse discrimination must be stopped.

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