California doesn’t need a new fight over Proposition 209

In June of 1996, Californians voted to prevent the state from granting preferences or imposing burdens on anyone on account of the person’s race or gender.
This was Proposition 209, and it passed 55 percent to 45 percent. It was a vote for color-blind government, and, especially, color-blind admissions to the University of California.
Earlier this month, an effort to repeal Prop. 209 cleared the Rules Committee in the State Assembly.
There has been no showing of changed sentiment among Cal