Affirmative Action rejected for K-12
Terrible news, friends. Children will no longer be looked upon as the racial pawns that they are. They will no longer be denied acceptance to elementary schools according to race.
This calamity has occurred because one Crystal Meredith did not properly appreciate the social benefits to the state stemming from the fact that,
“Her child was twice denied the school nearest their home and had to endure a three-hour bus ride to a facility that was not their top choice. Many African-American parents raised similar concerns.�
These people clearly do not understand the paramount benefits of diversity. Of course, neither did the supreme court.
Ruth Bader “Jewess� Ginsberg did, though.
Wonderful.
I predict mostly silence from the Lefty group blogs. Remember, Jews swerve right on affirmative action – especially overt (and really stupid) affirmative action programs.
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Dude, it’s GinsbUrg, and you wouldn’t call Clarence Thomas, Clarence “Blackie” Thomas so please accord her the same minimal respect even if you disagree.
There are many flaws with the present system, but it was actually created with the view of encouraging equality and better access to education than was available in the past to some poor minorities. The idea was that society as a whole would benefit even if it meant that in some situations deserving people were displaced in opening the door to people. The core of this idea is positive and important in a society where upward mobility is often determined by education. As such, even if you do disagree with many of the rulings this ruling will overtake, you should afford it some respect as well.
Finally, it is unfortunate that the one justice who appeared to have benefited from these types of diversity programs throughout his early and then professional life, determined that he could have achieved what he did without this social engineering. After all, why else would he deny similar benefits and opportunities to those who could otherwise follow in his footsteps.
TM wrote,
There are many flaws with the present system, but it was actually created with the view of encouraging equality
So was Communism. Good intentions are not the best proof that a system is not evil.
“The idea was that society as a whole would benefit even if it meant that in some situations deserving people were displaced in opening the door to people”
So open doors. But not by CLOSING doors.
“The core of this idea is positive and important in a society where upward mobility is often determined by education.”
No — the core of this idea is the that a white presence determines opportunity. It does not.
Finally, it is unfortunate that the one justice who appeared to have benefited from these types of diversity programs throughout his early and then professional life, determined that he could have achieved what he did without this social engineering.
Thomas does not deserve to be on the supreme court. We have known this for years. He is indeed an affirmative action candidate.
TM said: Finally, it is unfortunate that the one justice who appeared to have benefited from these types of diversity programs throughout his early and then professional life, determined that he could have achieved what he did without this social engineering.
At the Supreme Court affirmative action rallies in DC a couple years ago (when the Bollinger case came up), the most amusing chant the crowd invented was: “Thomas, Scalia, O’Connor, too! Affirmative action worked for you!”
“Finally, it is unfortunate that the one justice who appeared to have benefited from these types of diversity programs throughout his early and then professional life, determined that he could have achieved what he did without this social engineering. After all, why else would he deny similar benefits and opportunities to those who could otherwise follow in his footsteps.”
That’s a stereotype. You’re illustrating why AA is a bad idea. How do you know Thomas didn’t get into Yale on his own merits? Just because Thomas is Black doesn’t mean that he got in only because of AA.
But even if he did get in to Yale through AA, then I don’t see what the problem is. Suppose a German who went through the Nazi school system in the 1930’s turned around in the 40’s and fought against the Nazis. We wouldn’t be saying it’s unfortunate that he did so.
Here is some evidence for you. Also, read the rest of his bio. Nothing in there qualified him to be on the Supreme Court. I mean, that’s the guy’s personal tragedy. To be on that court you had better be exceptional. There are many African American lawyers in this country who are, but he happens not to be one of them. But since he was politically on the side of the powers that be at the time, he was nominated. It was the ultimate “fuck you” to the Left from the Right. This SC decision that came out today makes for a tight and ironic circle that began with Bush Sr. and has now been completed by Bush Jr.
http://www.supremecourthistory.....thomas.htm
Thomas graduated ninth in his class in 1971 with an English honors degree. The day following graduation he married Kathy Grace Ambush, a student at a nearby Catholic women’s college. Two years later she gave birth to their son, Jamal. By then Thomas was enrolled at Yale Law School, having been accepted, in part, under an affirmative action plan to recruit qualified minorities. It troubled Thomas that he was the beneficiary of such a plan. He later explained, “You had to prove yourself every day because the presumption was that you were dumb and didn’t deserve to be there on merit.” He sat in the back row in his classes so as not to be given special treatment because of his race. To prove his abilities outside the sphere of traditional black issues, he took courses in tax and antitrust law instead of civil rights and constitutional law.
Graduating in 1974, Thomas joined the staff of the attorney general of Missouri, John Danforth, a young Republican who would become his political mentor. The only African-American in the office, Thomas requested to work in tax law, not civil rights. When Danforth was elected to the Senate in 1977, Thomas took a job in the private sector, at Monsanto, a St. Louis chemical company. His work there primarily consisted of shepherding pesticides through government registration.
After two and a half years Thomas decided to go to Washington and work in politics. He joined Senator Danforth’s staff as a legislative assistant in charge of energy and environmental projects, once again purposefully staying clear of black issues. At the same time, Thomas became active in the black conservative movement, which believes that welfare, busing, affirmative action programs, and government set-asides make African-Americans dependent on government charity and do more harm than good. He did not view integration as a solution. Instead, he reasoned, African-Americans should help themselves through education, enterprise, work, and self-reliance.
In 1981 the new administration of President Ronald Reagan took notice of the rising young conservative and appointed him assistant secretary for civil rights in the Education Department. Thomas said in a 1987 speech, “I had, initially, resisted and declined taking the position of assistant secretary for civil rights simply because my career was not in civil rights and I had no intention of moving into this area… I always found it curious that even though my background was in energy, taxation, and general corporate regulatory matters, that I was not seriously sought after to move into one of these areas.” After only ten months in the job, Reagan promoted him to be the director of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Silence…(when you are right you are right)
But outside of the issues of AA, the systems put in place to rule the AA didn’t work. As you have said a million times, a good idea does not make a good program.
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