Supreme Court to hear challenge to Michigan affirmative action law
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take on a new case involving affirmative action.
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The court agreed on Monday to consider a 2006 Michigan ballot initiative that amended the state constitution to prohibit "discrimination, or the granting of preferential treatment, in public education, government contracting, and public employment based on race, sex, ethnicity, or national origin."
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The case will be heard in the fall.
The Michigan initiative itself was prompted by reaction to the landmark 2003 Supreme Court decisions upholding elements of affirmative action in the University of Michigan's admissions policies, which had come under legal challenge.
It's something of a surprise that the court agreed to hear this latest case, because it has yet to rule on an affirmation action case argued in October, which challenges the admissions system used at the University of Texas.
justicenonexistent
This
constant back forth over the “race” issue is so stupid. “Race” is
nothing more than skin color, the amount and type of pigmentation in
one’s skin. Pigmentation doesn’t impact intelligence or behavior or
anything else of importance. Yet, somewhere along the line in human
history, some great idiot decided that dividing people into skin color
was a great way to “classify” others and to this date, people still
follow along like little sheep. I call the individual “great” because
look at what that one individual has managed perpetrate throughout time.
Heck, throughout mankind. The need to “follow the crowd” doesn’t
appear to discriminate.
I’ve often wondered why they picked skin color as the dividing line. Why not hair color or eye color? Think about it. Those people with blue eyes might have been considered non-teachable criminals, green-eyed people might have been greedy and self-centered, while brown-eyed people would have been great and wonderful (must be as there are so many of them). The poor hazel-eyed people would have been the “mixed race” of the group and had no value to anyone other than another hazel-eyed person. Or who knows, perhaps the hazel, green, and blue-eyed would have been "special" while the brown-eyed would have been considered just plain common.
We were all created by one God, regardless of color, height, weight, hair or no hair. Help the one who is struggling because they are struggling and need it, not because of some classification that no one has any control over. And STOP being a part of the sheep.
#1.16 - Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:38 AM EDTI’ve often wondered why they picked skin color as the dividing line. Why not hair color or eye color? Think about it. Those people with blue eyes might have been considered non-teachable criminals, green-eyed people might have been greedy and self-centered, while brown-eyed people would have been great and wonderful (must be as there are so many of them). The poor hazel-eyed people would have been the “mixed race” of the group and had no value to anyone other than another hazel-eyed person. Or who knows, perhaps the hazel, green, and blue-eyed would have been "special" while the brown-eyed would have been considered just plain common.
We were all created by one God, regardless of color, height, weight, hair or no hair. Help the one who is struggling because they are struggling and need it, not because of some classification that no one has any control over. And STOP being a part of the sheep.
willowbrook
Affirmative
action in this day and age is simply wrong. We've already had a
"dumbing down" effect in colleges to keep unqualified
students...(unqualified, except for their skin color) in college. All
the while, other, academically qualified students were sent away in
favor of the unqualified. And no, not all of those students were white
males. It is time to set Affirmative action aside and let the most
qualified candidates go to college, or get that job. We should all
stand on our own merits, not color of skin.
#1.29 - Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:13 PM EDT
Brad M.
#1.29 - Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:13 PM EDT
Brad M.
@willowbrook:
See! This is exactly what I'm talking about! You say that Affirmitive
Action allows unqualified people into college, which implies that
minorities aren't educated enough to enter on their own merits. Way to
stereotype ALL Affirmitive Action students.
Colin Powell would differ in opinion.
The truth is, all Affirmitive Action students meet the same exact minimum entry standards as any other student. You can't ignore the fact that just because someone was an Affirmitive Action applicant doesn't mean that their entry qualifications were inferior to all non-Affirmitive Action applicants.
#1.32 - Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:23 PM EDTColin Powell would differ in opinion.
The truth is, all Affirmitive Action students meet the same exact minimum entry standards as any other student. You can't ignore the fact that just because someone was an Affirmitive Action applicant doesn't mean that their entry qualifications were inferior to all non-Affirmitive Action applicants.
blueunicorn
To
all the naysayers: Affirmative action was put into place for a reason.
It came about as a result of things like separate water fountains and
places to sit on a bus. It came about because of the lynchings and the
denial of education and jobs because someone was female or a color other
than white.
I'm white. I live in a rural area of upstate NY. The "N" word is still alive and well. If it wasn't for affirmative action, a lot of talented people would not have received the chance at a successful life. And people, as evidenced by a number of comments I've read here, have very short memories.
#1.33 - Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:29 PM EDTI'm white. I live in a rural area of upstate NY. The "N" word is still alive and well. If it wasn't for affirmative action, a lot of talented people would not have received the chance at a successful life. And people, as evidenced by a number of comments I've read here, have very short memories.
errickson599
I hope we can all agree, that historically (and currently), median household income for Blacks and Hispanics is much lower than of Whites.
poverty makes it harder to get an education, and lack of a good education makes it more likely that you are poor. and the vicious cycle continues...
Connect the dots, and tell me if every child in America has the same start. Just because I have never been discriminated against as a woman (through salary and/or promotion), I can't say we don't need laws that protect women. Same applies to you. Who your parents are and what zip code you were born to - regardless of your race - has EVERYTHING to do with what doors opened for you.
#1.39 - Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:44 PM EDTAgreed. As a minority, I hate affirmative action. I should be at a school because I earned it, regardless of the color of my skin.I would agree with you but only if all states, all cities, all neighborhoods had the same quality of education.
I hope we can all agree, that historically (and currently), median household income for Blacks and Hispanics is much lower than of Whites.
poverty makes it harder to get an education, and lack of a good education makes it more likely that you are poor. and the vicious cycle continues...
Connect the dots, and tell me if every child in America has the same start. Just because I have never been discriminated against as a woman (through salary and/or promotion), I can't say we don't need laws that protect women. Same applies to you. Who your parents are and what zip code you were born to - regardless of your race - has EVERYTHING to do with what doors opened for you.
John B, Des Moines, IA
#1.40 - Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:47 PM EDTwith homosexuals being their chosen target of the moment.don't forget women..they don't give a rat's azz if a woman makes less for doing the same job-they call it Capitalism...but then again, their "hero" is Rush Limballs and Rush believes that women should bow to their men..
Jeremy-960164
2nd paragraph.
The N word is used as a badge of honor in the black communities. It is ALL in most Rap songs, and that word no longer holds the negative stigma that it once does.
I also call BS to the second part. I know many talented black people, most I call my friends, who 1) Got into school because of their grades, not the color of their skin. 2) very much dislike being treated differently because of their skin. 3) Straight up call this AA what it is.. Racism in their favor.
Once apon a time, there was a need for AA in this country. Now, all AA does is keep racism alive by forcing race into a subject that should be merit based.
#1.41 - Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:50 PM EDT
blueunicorn1st paragraph.. ALL of that stuff was done before 90 percent of us were even born. Very few people can claim that any of that happened to them.. There was a time when 14 year old women were married off and forced to have sex with old fat men. That is not the case anymore.. same with everyone of your examples.
To all the naysayers: Affirmative action was put into place for a reason. It came about as a result of things like separate water fountains and places to sit on a bus. It came about because of the lynchings and the denial of education and jobs because someone was female or a color other than white.
I'm white. I live in a rural area of upstate NY. The "N" word is still alive and well. If it wasn't for affirmative action, a lot of talented people would not have received the chance at a successful life. And people, as evidenced by a number of comments I've read here, have very short memories.
2nd paragraph.
The N word is used as a badge of honor in the black communities. It is ALL in most Rap songs, and that word no longer holds the negative stigma that it once does.
I also call BS to the second part. I know many talented black people, most I call my friends, who 1) Got into school because of their grades, not the color of their skin. 2) very much dislike being treated differently because of their skin. 3) Straight up call this AA what it is.. Racism in their favor.
Once apon a time, there was a need for AA in this country. Now, all AA does is keep racism alive by forcing race into a subject that should be merit based.
honestdebate
If the left would stop convincing them that there is nothing they can do about it, so they may as well just accept it and become dependent on the government, then maybe things would get better for them. When you promote a culture of poverty, you get what we have now in the minority world.
Please explain to all the European and Asian immigrants that came to the country, through-out the last two centuries with nothing, that they are just lucky for not being black and hispanic and that is the only reason they aren't all living in poverty.
The false excuses are the problem, and you are propagating them.
#1.44 - Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:02 PM EDT
I hope we can all agree, that historically (and currently), median household income for Blacks and Hispanics is much lower than of Whites.So blacks and hispanics are incapable of moving? They are born into those cultures and remain there, that is the problem. There are many blacks and hispanics who chose not to live in poverty, and they wouldn't allow their children to grow up in poverty.
poverty makes it harder to get an education, and lack of a good education makes it more likely that you are poor. and the vicious cycle continues...
If the left would stop convincing them that there is nothing they can do about it, so they may as well just accept it and become dependent on the government, then maybe things would get better for them. When you promote a culture of poverty, you get what we have now in the minority world.
Please explain to all the European and Asian immigrants that came to the country, through-out the last two centuries with nothing, that they are just lucky for not being black and hispanic and that is the only reason they aren't all living in poverty.
The false excuses are the problem, and you are propagating them.
don't forget women..they don't give a rat's azz if a woman makes less for doing the same job-they call it Capitalism...Women make less as a median because they geenrally hold lower pay jobs, I don't know a single woman who makes less than her male counter-part when doing the same job with the same experience. Just another lie that liberals liek you like to spew.
Some
guy, you have no ideal what you are talking about. I lived in Arkansas
as child under segregation, I saw how the blacks were treated.
Even the poorest white trash person was 14 levels above any black person in the south. At the age of 9 for just being seen talking to a black person, I was followed home and screamed at they were going to beat me up for being a n lover.
But now somehow giving the blacks a chance to an education is now racism. Who knew that giving a few blacks the chance to get out of poverty is reverse racism against the white.
Those poor, poor white people. You know the ancestors of the ones who went to Africa and stole people and made them into American property known as slaves. But that was only after the white people killed off the American natives to steal their land. Of course giving others a chance at what the white people have already is racism taking from the white people because some of them may have been born into poverty.
Oh, and I am white. I just lived in the south and saw all their hatred with their code words and snickering. The whole birther thing about President Obama is nothing more than racism. Then when he produced the birth certificate and then the long form, of course the black man was lying and showing phony documents as the Donald and the right wing still pushes.
Then at the same time when asking for tax documents from Romney, we were told to look at him and just know that you can trust him.
With all the obvious racism in this country, the blacks still need a fighting chance.
#1.48 - Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:14 PM EDTEven the poorest white trash person was 14 levels above any black person in the south. At the age of 9 for just being seen talking to a black person, I was followed home and screamed at they were going to beat me up for being a n lover.
But now somehow giving the blacks a chance to an education is now racism. Who knew that giving a few blacks the chance to get out of poverty is reverse racism against the white.
Those poor, poor white people. You know the ancestors of the ones who went to Africa and stole people and made them into American property known as slaves. But that was only after the white people killed off the American natives to steal their land. Of course giving others a chance at what the white people have already is racism taking from the white people because some of them may have been born into poverty.
Oh, and I am white. I just lived in the south and saw all their hatred with their code words and snickering. The whole birther thing about President Obama is nothing more than racism. Then when he produced the birth certificate and then the long form, of course the black man was lying and showing phony documents as the Donald and the right wing still pushes.
Then at the same time when asking for tax documents from Romney, we were told to look at him and just know that you can trust him.
With all the obvious racism in this country, the blacks still need a fighting chance.
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