1. Reconsidering Affirmative Action: A Call for Individual Merit Identifier: CAC_CC_002_6_36_14_0076 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Richard K. "Dick" Armey Collection Title: Reconsidering Affirmative Action: A Call for Individual Merit Date: 1999-01-01 Creator: unknown Policy Area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Topic: Education, Higher--United States Congress: 106th (1999-2001)
![["The author expresses concerns about affirmative action programs, stating that they have evolved into quotas and reverse discrimination which perpetuate discrimination rather than ending it. The author supports a colorblind society where individuals are judged on merit and calls for a reconsideration of affirmative action programs."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Richard%20K.%20Dick%20Armey%20Collection/CAC_CC_002_6_36_14_0000-Correspondence,%20Judiciary,%201993-2001/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_002_6_36_14_0076_thumbnail.jpg "Reconsidering Affirmative Action: A Call for Individual Merit")