in 2004, when the first attempt was made to place the measure on the ballot, gregory creswell was mcri spokesperson, volunteer coordinator, and an organizer. in a pre-kick-off announcement, he articulated some reasons he was working for the amendment: "i believe it is wrong for the government and politicians to dictate to an employer who they must or must not hire, just as i believe jim crow is immoral and just as i believe apartheid in south africa was immoral," said creswell.