Amendment 46 to repeal affirmative action loses despite hefty odds

After a two day post-election limbo, Colorado’s Amendment 46 failed yesterday on a slim margin. The so-called Colorado Civil Rights Initiative is the first anti-affirmative action amendment propped by California businessman Ward Connerly to make it onto a state ballot and flop.

The significance is not lost on Amendment 46′s detractors. “I am thrilled,” says Melissa Hart, a University of Colorado law professor who co-ran the Vote No on 46 campaign. “Given that everyone kept telling us we couldn’t do it, it is exciting that we did.”

Anti-Affirmative Action Signatures Challenged

Jesus the Lord God is not registered to vote in the state of Colorado. The King of Kings is just one of an estimated 69,000 signatures that a group opposing Colorado’s proposed anti-affirmative action amendment is challenging to keep the…