i agree that affirmative action was needed at the time it was created. But now it is a disgrace and since it is based on race it is actually RACIST itself. The best example i can give about this issue would be a fireman. There are two people taking the fireman's test and the department needs only one person. The white guy scores a 87 and the black guy scores an 84. Now just because he is black means he should get added points and the department does not have it's 'quota' so they should hire the less knowledage able guy and maybe run the risk of losing firemen while dealing with a fire or getting other people killed because he is not as good as the white guy who they didn't hire? It is a bunch of bullshit and i hate it. here is a good sign for this discussion