Kansans Against Quotas
Kansas Clubs - We Need Your Help!!

Since this is a democracy, the person with the most votes, influence, power usually wins. To have power you must speak up. If the kids of the country are going to be free from the fear that their sport is going to be dumped or gutted, we all must speak for them. If you don't speak up, we're probably going to lose this important law. If you speak up, we will win and every student-athlete who is not told that the program will be dumped will be protected.

To win, everyone must write, call or e-mail your Congressman and Senators.

The phone number and email address to reach any Senator or Congressman can be found by clicking on the appropriate link, or simply call (202) 224-3121. The operator will connect you with the Congressman or Senator's office. Ask to speak with the staff person who handles higher education matters. Tell them what you think and ask that the staffer let you know what your lawmaker thinks.

Even better would be to send a letter explaining your position on this issue. The address you should write to can be found at http://www.house.gov/writerep. Individual (non-form) letters receive more recognition, but you can use the following to help design your own:

Dear Senator (or Congressman):

I applaud the intent of Title IX and agree that athletic opportunity is important to both male and female athletes.

However, I disagree with the interpretation of Title IX by the Department of Education. The Education Department has created three ways for a school to avoid discrimination under Title IX. One of these ways, proportionality (preferences), is a quota that operates only to destroy opportunities for males.

The other two ways to comply with Title IX require that the school increase female opportunities. The first of these rules requires that the school have a history and continuing practice of increasing opportunity for females. The second requires that the school accommodate the athletic interests of all of the female athletes at the school. I fully support both of these rules increasing female participation.

Presently for every female added under the above rules, four or five male athletes are being dropped. If the present trend continues, many sports programs for men at the college level will soon be extinct.

I believe therefore that the gender preferences and quotas must be abolished. I urge all presidential and congressional candidates to state their agreement with the above principles and ask that they state their solemn intention to abolish proportionality after they are elected.

Thank you for your consideration. I know you will do the right thing.

Please give a copy
of this appeal to every member
of your club, and strongly encourage
them to make their views known
to their representatives.