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EQUITY  June 2007

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MIRS Capitol Capsule, Monday, June 11, 2007

From:

Rudy Redmond <[log in to unmask]>

Reply-To:

Retention & Graduation Issues Concerning Minorities in Higher Education <[log in to unmask]>

Date:

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:27:12 -0400

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Feds Name Drolet Civil Rights Chair
Former Rep. Leon DROLET, the former face of the Michigan Civil Rights
Initiative (MCRI), was appointed today the chair of the Michigan
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, the part of
the executive branch that advises the President and U.S. Congress on
civil rights matters. 

Drolet, a Macomb County commissioner and head of Michigan Taxpayers
Alliance, is best known statewide as a leader in the successful MCRI
movement, which put into the Constitution that government can not extend
any special preferences to citizens based on race and gender. It was
billed at the time as the death knell for affirmative action. 

For that reason, the state's Department of Civil Rights (DCR) slammed
the federal agency over the appointment, saying in a statement that it
has "all but erased its credibility as a proponent for civil rights."
Drolet, obviously, was elated. 

"I am honored to be appointed as chairman of the Michigan Committee,"
Drolet said. "Despite passage of Proposal 2, much work needs to be done
ensuring that discrimination based on race or gender is eradicated,
especially if that discrimination is enforced or conducted by
governmental agencies. 

"I will work to make sure that the U.S. Civil Rights Commission,
Congress and the President recognize that civil rights are not programs
and preferences, but are natural rights inherent to each and every
person," he added. 

Drolet's appointment is effective June 11 and lasts for two years.
Drolet will receive no compensation for his service as chair. 

The former Representative added that in his post, he would work on
research on housing discrimination and religious discrimination. Drolet
also would check local and state government compliance of MCRI, which
voters passed in November. 

Kenneth MARCUS, staff director for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
said the eight-member commission made the appointment at a public
meeting on June 1. He said the commission looks for a balanced panel
with a diverse membership. Michigan's Advisory Committee features 11
members including Kari MOSS of the American Civil Liberties Union and
former U.S. Senate candidate Jerry ZANDSTRA. 

The Department of Civil Rights (DCR), which opposed MCRI during the
2006 campaign, issued a statement expressing disappointment over the
appointment. 

"In a state with such a rich history of civil rights and union
activism, it is most disappointment that the U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights chose a representative with such a shallow civil rights resume.
By selecting a candidate with a one-issue civil rights platform at odds
with every established civil rights organization, the U.S. Commission
has all but erased its credibility as a proponent for civil rights."

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