I want them to have access to everything that this nation can do when it's running. Right. How do I be against the legislation that provides that then? Because you have a situation now where The real question is do you need an affirmative action today? Not did you need affirmative action? The answer TO that is 100% yes. You absolutely needed it. The question is in 2024, in 2028, in 2032, do you need that now? I would argue the thing you need more now is you gotta have equality in terms of the level of academic attainment for young black kids. (42:13–42:22)
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Asserts that affirmative action was necessary in the past but questions its necessity today.
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