Foreword
Affirmative action has been a hot-button topic of political debate for decades. Proponents of the policy argue that past discrimination and oppression in this country have necessitated active steps to create opportunities for minorities. Opponents counter that such actions are really institutionalized racism and reverse discrimination, which do more harm than good.For the past 11 years, Federal courts have been weighing these competing issues in a case involving Colorado-based Adarand Constructors Inc. and its attempt to win a highway construction project.In 1989, Adarand was the lowest bidder on a subcontracting job offered by Mountain Gravel and Construction Co. Under the…
