Is 'Under the overmechanical assumptions of affirmative-action opponents themselves (and putting aside the racial IQ theories of Murray and some others), blacks would move up the list, and whites would move down.' a logical precursor to the hypothesis 'Support for affirmative action laws has declined slightly over the past few years.'
Under the overmechanical assumptions of affirmative-action opponents themselves (and putting aside the racial IQ theories of Murray and some others), blacks would move up the list, and whites would move down.###Support for affirmative action laws has declined slightly over the past few years.