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And what i think our constitution, quite frankly, commands is equal treatment for all individuals, that the government should not be picking who winners will be and who the losers will be based on race or for that matter gender. >> okay. in a 2007 case, another case which still stands, chief justice roberts wrote this. "the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." ms. driver, whats wrong with that? >> i think that theres a false premise tha...

Like do you come from a poor school? are you the first kid in your family to go to college? theyve done that? some of the states where its banned like california, and they have found that in the majority of schools, that percentage of hispanics and african-americans has actually gone up. is that another way to solve this problem? >> it isnt because race and socio-economics is not the same. this is a racist decision that takes us back to an era of states rights where white majorities can disenfra...

>> and this decision not only allowed for the segregation of schools in michigan and california and other places, but it restructured the political process, and now any other group in the state of michigan, alumni, donors, anyone who wants a hang in the admissions system to favor the chances of their sons and daughters getting in can go to the michigan regents and lobby them. black, latino, and native american. if we want a change, we have to get a state constitutional amendment passed. >> i wan...

Like do you come from a poor school? are you the first kid in your family to go to college? theyve done that? some of the states where its banned like california, and they have found that in the majority of schools, that percentage of hispanics and african-americans has actually gone up. is that another way to solve this problem? >> it isnt because race and socio-economics is not the same. this is a racist decision that takes us back to an era of states rights where white majorities can disenfra...

>> and this decision not only allowed for the segregation of schools in michigan and california and other places, but it restructured the political process, and now any other group in the state of michigan, alumni, donors, anyone who wants a hang in the admissions system to favor the chances of their sons and daughters getting in can go to the michigan regents and lobby them. black, latino, and native american. if we want a change, we have to get a state constitutional amendment passed. >> i wan...

And what i think our constitution, quite frankly, commands is equal treatment for all individuals, that the government should not be picking who winners will be and who the losers will be based on race or for that matter gender. >> okay. in a 2007 case, another case which still stands, chief justice roberts wrote this. "the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." ms. driver, whats wrong with that? >> i think that theres a false premise tha...