Mich. Ban on Race in College Admissions Illegal

Point.
a sweeping law that forced the University of Michigan and other public schools to change admission policies.

The Duh!
The court mostly was concerned about how the affirmative action ban was created. Because it was passed as an amendment to the state constitution, it can only be changed with another statewide vote.

Yeah jackass, we passed it in a sweeping vote, that means it was a legit and unanimous vote.

Hey I guess we need to vote on again though.


Foxnews
A federal appeals court on Friday struck down Michigan's ban on the considhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giferation of race and gender in college admissions, saying it burdens minorities and violates the U.S. Constitution.

The 2-1 decision upends a sweeping law that forced the University of Michigan and other public schools to change admission policies. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the law, approved by voters in 2006, violates the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.

The court mostly was concerned about how the affirmative action ban was created. Because it was passed as an amendment to the state constitution, it can only be changed with another statewide vote. This places a big burden on minorities who object to it, judges R. Guy Cole Jr. and Martha Craig Daughtrey said.

The ban's supporters could have chosen "less onerous avenues to effect political change," the judges said in the court's opinion.