Treating People Fairly Is A Right That Has Been Changed By Affirmative Action. Each American who has the right to have a job or do work should be treated fairly and equally as if they were the same. The ability to discriminate against people who are qualified should not be a right given to someone. From affirmative action has come many legal documents and Supreme Court cases to try to set things straight. Affirmative action should be illegal and the person who is most qualified for the job should be hired. The Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truth