Frequently Asked Questions ( pdf)
High-Resolution Photo of Jennifer Gratz (Color jpeg) (B&W jpeg)
High-Resolution Photo of Ward Connerly (Color jpeg) (B&W jpeg)
• Press Release – 8/30/2006 – Judge Tosses out Case
• Press Release – 6/30/2006 – Speaker of the House Calls for Investigation of Civil Rights Commission.
• Press Release – 6/13/2006 – Statement Regarding BAMN National Chairman’s Intimidation Tactics.
• Press Release – 5/29/2006 – MCRI files Complaint Against Civil Rights Commission
• Press Release – 5/15/2006 – Gratz says “Legalized Discrimination” not the Solution
• Press Release – 3/30/2006 – Michigan Supreme Court Orders MCRI onto ballot in 6-1 ruling.
• Press Release – 1/22/2006 – Student poll shows mainstream support of ballot language ( pdf).
• Press Release – 11/11/2004 – Study: Law School Preferences Harm Minorities ( pdf)
• Press Release – 10/19/04 – U-M Admissions Fail to Solve Real Problems ( pdf)
• Press Release – 10/12/04 – Study Shows 82% of High School Juniors Oppose Preferences ( pdf)
• Press Release – 9/26/04 – MCRI Would Stop Radical Tax-funded “Africa Town” ( pdf)
• Press Release – 9/8/04 – Inconsistency of Certain Women’s Groups Opposition to MCRI ( pdf)
• Press Release – 6/17/2004 – House Appropriations Measure Demonstrates Broad Support for MCRI ( pdf)
• Press release – 6/15/2004 – Unanimous Court Victory Propels Petition Drive: Affirms Language Clear, Constitutional, and Consistent with Civil Rights ( pdf)
• Letter from Ward Connerly, 3/17/2006 ( pdf), responding to 3/9/2006 op-ed by Governor Granholm ( pdf). Letter to editor of Detroit Free Press from Jennifer Gratz printed 3/15/2006 ( pdf), in response to op-ed. The Free Press would not print a full response by Mr. Connerly or Ms. Gratz.
• Letter to Detroit News, 3/14/2006, by Jennifer Gratz.
• The Road to Equality, by Ward Connerly – 1/9/2006
• Open Letter – 12/28/2005 – Jennifer Gratz calls on Governor Granholm to disavow her alignment with Radical Extremists.
• Court Ruling – MCRI Certified to Ballot – 12/20/2005.
• 9/30/2005 – “End the Race Party: Identity politics will get the GOP nothing good.” National Review Online. By Ward Connerly.
• 8/30/2005 – State Representative Leon Drolet criticizes BAMN for appearing in FBI documents.
• 8/18/2005 – Op-ed: National Review Online: Uncivil “Civil Rights” Group, BAMN v. equality. by Anthony Dick.
• 8/18/2005 – Op-ed: National Review Online: End Race Preferences, The Fight Continues in Michigan, by Jennifer Gratz.
• 8/16/2005 – Op-ed: Tom Bray Column On BAMN and OUM Linkage ( pdf) . OUM disavows BAMN tactics, but makes legal statements at Board meeting supporting challenge. Which is it?
• 8/11/2005 – Op-ed: Wall Street Journal editorial on linkage between Governor and BAMN ( pdf).
• 7/13/2005 – Public record: The Secretary of State Staff Report ( pdf) concludes that 455,373 of the 505,970 facially-valid signatures (or 90%) submitted by MCRI are from registered voters. The Staff Report concludes through the random sampling technique that there is greater than a 99.9% chance that MCRI has enough signatures (317,757) to qualify, requiring that the initiative be certified.
• 1/6/2005 – Speech: Remarks of Jennifer Gratz ( pdf) in Capitol Rotunda announcing completion of signature drive.
• 9/21/2004 – News Story: Detroit council OKs plan that touts racial separation ( pdf) , The Detroit Free Press, Marisol Bello.
Doug Tietz, Campaign Manager
Phone: 269-369-1914
E-mail: [email protected]
