What is Proposition 209? Proposition 209 is the California Civil Rights Initiative and it is meant to prohibit public institutions from considering race, sex or ethnicity. You know how all that government gibberish works. It is hard to understand what all those amendments mean. It stops affirmative action programs and that is all I can tell you. Michigan also has this same proposition that went
. into affect not to long ago. You can find more information here: http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/pages/Prop-209.html
