I think affirmitive action stays in place because once you start talking about that, you run the risk of opening a broader dialogue about wage parity...and that would not be in the best interest of the corporate rulers.
Edited Fri Jan 02 2009, 11:55pm
But don't mind me, I think a lot of relatively trivial issues, like abortion, illegal aliens, etc. are nurtured because of their high emotional content and ability to distract people from the more important issues that they relate to.