Colorado Confidential: "Amendment 61, which is being heard by Colorado's title board this week, would keep various programs currently in place in Colorado that enhance equal opportunities for minorities and women - potentially canceling out Amendment 31, should it pass. The titles - as they currently are written - further prove an exercise in brain-straining semantics: Amendment 31 - Prohibition on Discrimination and Preferential Treatment by Colorado Government. Amendment 61 - Federal Standards for Discrimination/Preferential Treatment by Colorado Governments Mary Phillips, a retired Denver attorney who is listed as one of three sponsors of Amendment 61, explains the idea behind it this way: Our proposition (61) will outlaw preferences and discrimination and it will allow equal opportunities like tutoring and recruitment [for minorities and women]. We are hoping to preserve those programs in Colorado that are alright under the Constitution for equal opportunity programs and recruitment.'"
Category: Denver November 2008 Election
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