Shackone:

In a perfect world, we wouldn't need to. In a perfect world the past injustices would never have occurred.

All:
It's not a perfect world, and affirmative action, in it's PRESENT form, is far from perfect. It's a relic, just like all of those other topics, abortion, gay-marriage,flag-burning, etc. Their sole purpose is to divide and get politicians re-elected. Affirmative-Action isn't the answer, any race/gender based entitlements aren't, but recent history dictates that those with power only want more power, and even feel sorry for themselves when they don't have it handed them. I wish those who hate it would present a better solution than "let's ban it!". I'd love to have a system that helps the less fortunate in our society, and not the less white or less male. There I go day-dreaming again. Politics is a world of absolutes lately. The truth lies somewhere in the middle.