Affirmative Action on Ballot in Three States: A Debate

We’re joined now by two guests on opposing sides of the debate here in Colorado:

Jessica Peck Corry is Executive Director of the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, which is the name of the proposed anti-affirmative action constitutional amendment, Amendment 46. She is also the Director of the Campus Accountability Project and Property Rights Project at the Independence Institute, a Colorado-based free market think tank.

Melissa Hart is President of Coloradans for Equal Opportunity, a group that is opposed to Amendment 46. She is one of the authors of a competing amendment, called the Colorado Equal Opportunity Initiative or Amendment 61. It would allow Colorado to maintain its affirmative action programs. Melissa Hart is also a Professor of Law at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Melissa Hart, President of Coloradans for Equal Opportunity. She teaches law at the University of Colorado.

Jessica Peck Corry, Executive Director of Colorado Civil Rights Initiative. She is the Director of the Campus Accountability Project and Property Rights Project at the Independence Institute, a Colorado-based free market think tank.