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[kiahzero]

1. Yes. Affirmative Action makes up for the parts of our society which still discriminate based on bigotry. When the level playing field is a reality, then we can reevaluate.

2. Absolutely. EEO is all about not discriminating againt people because of factors irrelevant to their actual work. The only way you could oppose that is if you are somehow bigoted.

3. Yes, for the same reasons as #1. These contracts make up for ties between government and companies which benefitted from discrimination in the past (leveling the playing field).

4. Yes - handicapped people have as much a right to participate in civil society as non-handicapped people.

5. Yes - when you commit a "hate crime," you're not only hurting the person you're directly attacking, you're striking fear into their community. Thus, the punishment should be higher.

6. I'm not sure what you mean here. If you mean women not being able to serve in combat zones, it's a ridiculous outdated policy that prevents women from serving to their ability, as well as working against their careers in the military.

7. No, unless the standards are not a bona fide occupational qualification. If you need to carry a body down a building, you need to do it whether you have a Y chromosome or not. With that said, the standards should be set to the level necessary to do the job, not arbitrarily picking a level that disqualifies most women.

8. Yes, for the same reasons as #1, so long as they're for the disadvantaged, and not grants to "persecuted" majorities.

9. See #8.

10. Absolutely. How could you be against this?