Power to the people: Ward Connerly is considering a ballot initiative in Michigan outlawing racial discrimination. Politicians from both sides are gonna be running scared if this makes it on the ballot. Connerly plans to make an announcement on the UM campus next Tuesday and the reaction is typical.

Brandy Johnson, a 25-year-old from Detroit who graduated this summer from U-M's Law School, called Connerly's effort a frustrating distraction.

"Are they going to go state-by-state and take up ballot issues now?" she asked. "That's an amazing amount of time, energy and resources that could be better spent addressing inequities."

Sorry, Brandy, but not everybody wants to spend their time, energy, and resources addressing your perceived inequities. And if this quote is at all representative of College Republicans, then I'm willing to concede the ruin of the Republican party here and now.

Others on campus weren't so hesitant. Jesse Levine, 19, a U-M sophomore and member of the College Republicans, said he deemed the ballot measure unnecessary.

"The Supreme Court has ruled," he said. "Our nation has a system of checks and balances, and the final authority has ruled. You should respect that decision."

Hopefully by the time Jesse is a senior he'll understand federalism a little better.

Good luck Ward. You're gonna need it.