Ward Connerly, arguably the nation’s most vocal opponent of affirmative action programs, will be in Madison on Tuesday to peddle his policy positions.
The Californian will speak before the Legislative Council Special Committee on Affirmative Action Policies, which is looking at whether Wisconsin should do away with programs designed to help people of color and women gain equal access to education, employment and contracting opportunities.
Unfortunately, the clash of ideas that ought to take place before the committee is being stifled by its chairman, state Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, who has made no secret of his desire to attack civil rights protections.