Here's what Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich said about
Affirmative Action (Statement was released on the day the Supreme Court
heard oral arguments in the University of Michigan affirmative action
case. Kucinich joined 110 Members of Congress in signing a friend of
the court brief supporting the University)

From:
http://www.kucinich.us/issues/issue_affiraction.htm

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Affirmative action is necessary, affirmative action is right, and
affirmative action must be preserved.

For the first time since Brown v. Board of Education, which opened up
educational opportunities for millions of Americans, our public schools
are becoming increasingly segregated by race. In our cities, indices of
black-white segregation suggest extreme separation of minorities far
beyond the levels reported in other multi-racial societies such as
Brazil, Canada, Australia, and the UK. In fact, the only other nation
where minority segregation indices routinely exceed those reported in
the United States was the Union of South Africa under apartheid.
Segregation in our cities leads to dire consequences in the educational
environment for minorities. High minority school districts receive far
less in state and local educational funding than districts that have
predominantly white students.

America's diversity is strength, not a weakness, and it is absolutely
critical that we nurture programs that enhance opportunities for those
who have been historically left behind. To do nothing, to abolish
affirmative action, is to use de jure means to fall back into the de
facto segregation of the past, which made a mockery of democracy,
equality, liberty and justice - the very values on which this nation was
founded.

Affirmative action is still essential because a truly level playing
field is still an elusive goal, not a reality. Today, we stand united
in our support of affirmative action and the University of Michigan.
Our nation is at a critical junction; the Supreme Court must not send
our nation back into some of the darkest moments in our history, but
instead lead our nation to a fair and just future.

From:
http://www.kucinich.us/issues/issue_affiraction.htm

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LET'S STOP WASTING AMERICAN LIVES
reads an old anti-war flier kept as a memento in the office of
Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. 30 years ago, he
passed out these leaflets to protest the Vietnam war.