Affirmative action by definition is "A policy or a program that seeks to redress past discrimination through active measures to ensure equal opportunity, as in education and employment." But in today's society it seems that affirmative action encourages racial separation rather than racial harmony. In a recent interview with NBC's "Meet The Press" National security adviser Condoleezza Rice said that she agreed with President Bush's decision to become involved in the Supreme Court case against …showed first 75 words of 411 total…

…showed last 75 words of 411 total…place or for educational opportunities, truly it should not be an question, and affirmative action requires that it be an issue. If this nation is ever to truly get out from under the color stigma that has plagued it for so long, outdated policies, like affirmative action must be done away with and replaced with new ones that accurately reflect the times in which we live www.dictionary.com http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/21/politics