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American ski spots are not often political hot spots. But on Nov. 3, by a 54%-to-46% vote, Coloradans approved Amendment 2, which mandated "no protected status based on homosexual, lesbian or bisexual orientation." The vote voided laws in Aspen, Denver and Boulder that prohibited bias in jobs or housing based on sexual orientation. Says Robert Bray of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force: "Colorado is thus the first state in U.S. history to sanction discrimination against gays...
Reeder agreed on the need for education but disagreed on the need for mandatory workshops, calling instead for more general education of others. But she said she would support workshops free of the political bias that she believes is often present in Harvard workshops...
Certainly lawyers must have the right to oppose selection of a jury member who would be unfairly biased against his or her side, but the extent to which attorneys are permitted to veto inclusion of potential jurors by using "peremptory" challenges must be limited. Such opposition is not based on clear possibilities of bias on the part of the potential juror, but to a non-"cause" related reason...
Many students say they can pinpoint nothingspecific as a uniquely "Jewish" part of being aHarvard student. Some say they do have a feelingof being a minority, and a few say they feel ananti-Jewish bias in certain social settings...
...better response would be to shut up. Driving reluctant citizens to the polls out of some vague sense of guilt is no accomplishment; they would cast ignorant ballots, impelled by emotion or bias, that would further lower the tone of American campaigns. The freedom to ignore politics is a democratic liberty almost as precious as the freedom to participate. And for many intelligent, well-informed citizens who care passionately about the nation's future, not voting can be a principled strategy of protest...