Affirmative Action

Introduction

In the very beginning of this nation 's history , Americans were under the power of England 's monarchy . The Americans were able to overthrow the shackles of bondage and created a Constitution that declares its steadfast belief in the ideals of freedom , equality and the pursuit of happiness . But immediately after the Declaration of Independence and even after the Constitution was signed and accepted by leaders of the new government , not every American citizen is treated fairly . And a good example would be the Negroes and other minorities such as Asians

and more so their women

Affirmative action has been praised and pilloried as the answer to racial inequality . First introduced by President Kennedy in 1961 Affirmative action ' was designed as a method of reducing the discrimination that had remained despite the civil rights laws and constitutional guarantees . It was a method that was put in place as a Temporary Measure to Level the Playing Field ' through the offering of the same opportunities to all Americans

While the Affirmative Action ' plan was intended to have good effects , it resulted in exposing the flaws in the system as Reverse Racism ' began to emerge and the Bakke ' case came about where a white male was rejected two years in a row in favor of admitting other minorities through a quota system . This Reverse Racism ' and other flaws led to a mounting anger against Affirmative Action ' and soon it became a Zero Sum Game as jobs and opportunities became open to minorities but not to whites . During this period "Preferential treatment " and "quotas " became expressions of contempt

This clear violation of the Constitution prompted many to create a landmark law that will turn the tide once and for all . It was Affirmative Action ' that was supposed to save America from the evils of racism and discrimination but this directive failed and in fact it even backfired and instead of helping the oppressed it made them look less worthy of respect as ever before

This brief discourse will provide a discussion into the reason why affirmative action has proven to be no longer the cherished policy that it used to be . In arriving at such conclusion , there will be a short discussion on the history of affirmative action in the United States This will be followed by a segment that will show why affirmative action should no longer be implemented because it does not provide the social benefits that it has promised to deliver

Background

Before going any further , a historical background of the United States of America is needed to fully understand where Affirmative Action came from . This nation was created from the union of disparate states and was made possible by two events . The first one is the successful War for Independence wage by patriots like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin . The second , the creation of a piece of a document called the U .S . Constitution and authored by statesmen like Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams . The war that defeated...