Bill Clinton: “Maybe you can--[inaudible]--maybe for discussion's sake, let's assume we abolished them all tomorrow, and we just had to…”

“Maybe you can--[inaudible]--maybe for discussion's sake, let's assume we abolished them all tomorrow, and we just had to start all over. What would you do? [Former U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Staff Director Linda Chavez, director, Center for the New American Community, stated that affirmative action put the Government in the role of picking winners and losers on the basis of race and that under those circumstances the Nation would never get beyond racism. She stressed reaching the disadvantaged in society, citing a University of Maryland program not aimed at race but at students who are the first in their family to attend college. Mr. Connerly stated that in addressing the problem, labels should be abandoned and focus placed on people with something to contribute.]”