KUAR | By Talk Business & Politics Staff
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, a Republican, said he agreed with the U.S Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action. The decision by the Supreme Court ends the ability for public and private universities to consider race as a factor during the admissions process, according to NPR News.
During an interview with Talk Business & Politics, Griffin said overturning affirmative action was the correct decision because the U.S Constitution is color blind.
“I’m not surprised by this ruling. In fact, we had several issues here in Arkansas that involved minority set asides like you have to have pigment in your skin to get this job or you have to be of a certain race to get this job,” he said. “We knew that was not going to fly. We thought that’s where this [Supreme Court] opinion was going and that’s exactly what they said.”
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In addition to Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, a Republican, Arkansas' Republican Gov. Sarah Sanders also views the U.S Supreme Court's decision to end affirmative action as the correct ruling. President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party of Arkansas disagreed with the court's ruling.