legislation was capped by the Fifteenth Amendment, which guaranteed voting rights to slaves. As anyone can see, the majority of the step that were take were done so by the legislative process of the Congress. The intense debating of each bill, was refined down into these amendments to the Constitution. But with each bill and the passage of time, strong factions began to develop.The first faction that pops into mind when Affirmative Action is mentioned is the NAACP. For many years now the NAACP has pushed for legislation that favored the minorities in areas such as employment and benefits. Legislation continued to be passed that heavily benefited the minorities to the point that it was quite detrimental to the majority. Here is where Affirmative Action steps in. So, what is Affirmative Action exactly? Effectively, Affirmative Action is the brain child of the Civil Rights Movement, which stems from the legislation passed years ago ; it was created to give special consideration to women and minorities, but has grossly deformed into what it is today. Through the pressures of the NAACP, legislation was passed through Congress that setup quotas in employment; this ensured that businesses would have to employ a certain number of people of different backgrounds and sexes, regardless of who was most qualified for the position. Seeing that the situation was growing out of hand, Congress passes legislation that limits the reaches of Affirmative Action, much to the despair of the NAACP. They cry that a great injustice has been done, but a greater question arises; is the basis for Affirmative Action an injustice? In a Democratic society, yes it is. "If you don't work, you don't eat,"(John Smith). You get what you work for, and in a Democratic society you have to make your own way. Obviously, in the beginning, slavery was unfair, but for how many generations should reconciliation be made? Ultimately, the minorities are given an un...
