Our country was founded on the principle of equal opportunity. Unfortunately, discrimination still exists in our society as we have witnessed. It is my hope that one day we will be a society that rewards people on merit and achievement, rather than the color of their skin.

I vigorously support our country's equal opportunity and rights for all Americans, but I do not believe that people should be hired, fired, promoted or given special consideration applying to college on the basis of their race, gender, or sexual orientation. Once we begin treating people as special groups, and no longer as individuals, we further separate them from the whole and create more barriers to equal treatment. Equality under the law is a worthy goal that we should seek.