http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/04/14/omaha.schools.ap/index.html

"the Legislature voted Thursday to divide the Omaha school system into
three districts -- one mostly black, one predominantly white and one
largely Hispanic."

"Republican Gov. Dave Heineman signed the measure into law."

And of course, it was a republican that signed such a backward measure into law.

"Omaha Sen. Pat Bourne decried the bill, saying, "We will go down in
history as one of the first states in 20 years to set race relations
back."

"History will not, and should not, judge us kindly," said Sen. Gwen
Howard of Omaha.

Attorney General Jon Bruning sent a letter to one of the measure's
opponents saying that the bill could be in violation of the
Constitution's equal-protection clause and that lawsuits almost
certainly will be filed."

Hopefully lawmakers do come up with another idea. But it certainly
shows that the intent to segregate and seperate is still alive and
well in certain societies.

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