SCOTUS case on the 14th amendment!

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10-09-2012, 15:18
sniper7

SCOTUS case on the 14th amendment!

http://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-...112510107.html

All eyes on Kennedy.

I am hoping she wins. I think there needs to be no look at race or sex when it comes to job applications that can be done by anyone, or school admissions.

I believe it is more of a negative to hire people to fill a quote. The company should be focused on getting the best applicant, not just an applicant of the right color.

Same goes for schools. There is no reason a student with more potential and someone with more to offer the school should not be selected because they don't fit into the schools program for diversity. They should be worried about putting out the best and brightest students who are going to do something positive with their lives.

What bothers me the most is how they mention the obama administration weighing in favor of the school.

I think Grutter v. Bollinger will be over turned based on this written by Kennedy:

Quote:

"There is no constitutional objection to the goal of considering race as one modest factor among many others to achieve diversity, but an educational institution must ensure, through sufficient procedures, that each applicant receives individual consideration and that race does not become a predominant factor in the admissions decision making."
Despite those words, Kennedy has never -- in his entire career on the bench -- voted in favor of racial preferences.
10-09-2012, 21:20
hammer03

But then how would we make sure life was "fair"?
10-10-2012, 06:45
roberth

Quote:

Originally Posted by hammer03

But then how would we make sure life was "fair"?

Right, because that is the government's job. ;)
10-10-2012, 09:43
Ronin13

It's about time someone points out the reverse racism bullshit going on. Affirmative action is a crock of shit- If you have the grades/skills/knowledge/experience, then you should get the admission/job, not based on color in any way. Next time I apply to school (within the next year or two) I'm going to skip the ethnicity part, because frankly, they don't need to know...
10-10-2012, 11:45
Fmedges

Quote:

"Nowhere in the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence does the word 'diversity' appear," a group of Texas faculty members argue in a brief supporting Fisher. "There is no constitutional basis for the courts, let alone a state university, to engage in such a radical restructuring of America, allocating education, jobs and contracts based on race."

Exactly