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While the November election is still months away, public attention is already heating up around Amendment 46, known as the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, with two debates televised over the last two days.

On Sunday morning, CoCRI Executive Director Jessica Peck Corry squared off against CU Law Professor Melissa Hart during KUSA’s “Your Show” with Adam Schrager.

Less than 24 hours later, the duo hit the national stage for a second debate – this time on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman. The show was broadcast from the KBDI studios in Denver. Goodman’s show is traveling this week, airing two shows here before heading on to Aspen.

Amendment 46, if passed by voters this November, would ban discrimination or preferential treatment based on race or gender in government hiring, contracting, and education. Corry advocates color-blind outreach efforts, saying Colorado is too diverse to define disadvantage based on skin color and gender. Meanwhile, Hart believes past discrimination against women and minorities still demands race and gender-specific remedies.

As Face The State reported last week, a recent Wall Street Journal poll indicates that just 15 percent of Colorado voters are opposed to the initiative, with 66 percent saying they support it and the rest remaining undecided.

Corry and Hart have at least one more duel scheduled, with Schrager set to host a longer televised Oct. 6th debate from the University of Denver campus.

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