I think affirmative action is not longer needed. Times now are a lot more different, and people are a lot more tolerant of social matters than they were 50 years ago. However, not everyone thinks like I do. Today there still exists racism, and unfortunately it is bad enough to completely overlook an individuals merits. I view affirmative action as an added bonus for being born with a tan. The individuals of these minority groups, which the policies that our government has passed benefit the most, should not solely depend on those pieces of legislature to ensure our employment. I think that we as individuals or members a minority group have a duty to prove the law wrong. That minorities should not need the law to invisibly boost someones abilities. As a veteran, there is preference or tax breaks for people that hire veterans. In some cases this helps veterans out, but again it doesn't hide the fact if a person can do a job or not. There was also lazy people in the military that completely sucked at their job. The military taught me how to lead Marines. Some of the best leadership and discipline qualities can be found in some of our service members. Those qualities, if retained by the individual, are the traits that are held in high favor among companies. In other words, the persons individual abilities should be what gets them the job or not. Not the color of their skin, or gender, sexual orientation, etc. Just as long as the individual can perform the job with the highest quality and up to the standards of the company that is hiring the individual. With more time though people will start to realize that they can indeed overlook someones race, color, gender, etc. Rate people on the simple principle of their individual abilities. I think that the time is ahead of us, for we can actually see the changes going on in the media right now. Right now things are chaotic, and there has been a lot social movements that have occurred within the last 50+ years. Minorities should like I previously stated, do all that is possible, to prove the law wrong, and show people that our abilities are just as good.