The march plans follow newly disclosed details of the Bush administration’s role in installing a Republican majority on the nation’s top racism and discrimination panel. According to The Boston Globe, President Bush maneuvered to ensure the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights was composed of a Republican majority. The commission has long been staffed equally with members of both major political parties. To skirt the practice, President Bush appointed two Republican commissioners who then promptly changed their affiliations to independents. After the changes, the agency canceled a slew of planned evaluations supported by civil rights groups. These included assessing the budget for civil rights enforcement, financial aid to minorities, and whether inaccurate census collection has deprived non-white areas of entitled federal spending. Instead, the commission’s output has included reports criticizing school integration, affirmative action in school admissions and small-business incentives.