firmative action programs that enhance people's chance to access the middle class without quotas and pitting race against race." (George W. Bush on Civil Rights) In January of 2003, President Bush took a stronger stand on the issue while discussing the highly publicized case of affirmative action at the University of Michigan, arguing that such racial preferences are unconstitutional and that the university's system is "fundamentally flawed."(Hartigan Shea, 41) The university has been under scrutiny since 1995 when Professor Carl Cohen obtained admissions documents and publicized the extreme differences between lower scored of some minority students who were accepted and the higher scores of non minority students who were denied admission. (Hartigan Shea, 47) Similar to the President, I think it is important for race to be considered, but I do not think it should be considered in a value system of points, like with the University of Michigan. While it is often argued that such universities have a right to admit students who will bring a cultural influence to campus, President Bush continually, and rightfully, strives to hold academic merit as a stronger staple in the student's application.
             A second issue President Bush campaigns for is the legality of abortion laws. Performin
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