Affirmative Action, i had to Options

[onenonly101]

Should Affirmative Action be outlawed?

I want to hear what others say before I comment

[innovation]

hey kids. having read the entire thread (except for the 4th page and parts of the 3rd because it was getting tiring), i'd like to bring this thread back from the dead. also, i have some questions. but first of all:

1) because of minda's argument, i'd like to focus on affirmative action in public institutions for now.
2) i'd also like to focus on affirmative action in admission to educational institutions only.

so yeah. public, educational institutions, please.

Questions for affirmative:
A) would you be in favor of banning AA if more educational opportunities were given to minorities before college admissions to better prepare them academically, so that they gain the motivation and knowledge necessary for admissions based on qualifications instead of race, gender, etc.? (programs such as MITES, which is an intro to engineering summer program exclusively for minorities at MIT, often dissed by rickoids, but nevertheless looks quite impressive on college apps)
B) are you for affirmative action in general? or just in public institutions?
C) what is it that you want to see done about affirmative action, exactly? (please be specific.)
D) should all of this be decided at a state or national level?
E) how do you feel about basing affirmative action on socioeconomic status, going by the theory that "poverty begins poverty"?
F) "The most qualified individuals should be accepted, period." -- how would you refute this statement?

please expand upon and explain your answers.

Questions for negative:
A) do you propose any alternatives to affirmative action?
B) what is your stance on affirmative action in admission to public high schools, such as thomas jefferson and stuyvesant? (actually, firstly, are those schools funded by taxes and do they use AA in admissions?)
C) someone mentioned equal opportunity laws. could you explain what they would accomplish and why they would be a better alternative to AA?
D) what is it that you would like to see done about affirmative action, exactly? (please be specific.)
E) should all of this be decided at a state or national level?
F) how do you feel about basing affirmative action on socioeconomic status, going by the theory that "poverty begins poverty"?
G) "Discrimination is ultimately wrong." -- how would you refute this statement?

please expand upon and explain your answers.

sorry if any of these questions have been answered in the thread. also, sorry for being overly annoying, but i can't argue anything without sufficient information and consideration of both views. kay, thanks, you guys.

random note. i have been sitting here for over 3 hours with my headphones on and the sound off.