A setback for those seeking to end the unfairness of affirmative action

[thisnumbersdisconnected]

Fox News: Texas University can use race in admissions, federal appeals court ruleshttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ce-in-admissions-federal-appeals-court-rules/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ce-in-admissions-federal-appeals-court-rules/

A federal appeals court panel has ruled that the University of Texas can continue using race in its undergraduate admissions.

A 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in New Orleans ruled 2-1 Tuesday that barring the University of Texas from "limited use of race" would hurt diversity on campus.

The university was sued in 2008 by Abigail Fisher, who is white, for being denied admission.

The case went to the U.S. Supreme Court last year. But rather than issue a landmark decision on affirmative action, the high court voted 7-1 to tell a lower appeals court to take another look at Fisher's lawsuit.

The result of that "second look" is the exact same result as the first look. So SCOTUS accomplished nothing in trying to get the lower court to look at the case, so to speak, "with a different set of eyes." Quotas continue, affirmative action continues, despite the fact it punishes potential students who are better qualified for admission to an elite school than the minorities the policy protects.

 

[Revmitchell]

It will get shot down later.

 

[thisnumbersdisconnected]

It will get shot down later.

Yep. SCOTUS told them to "look again" ... now SCOTUS will look for them.

 

[RLBosley]

This boggles my mind. I really don't understand how anyone can support affirmative action. It's bald-faced racism.

 

[thisnumbersdisconnected]

This boggles my mind. I really don't understand how anyone can support affirmative action. It's bald-faced racism.

Oh, but since the minorities benefit, it's OK!

 

[RLBosley]

Oh, but since the minorities benefit, it's OK!

Bah. "Benefit" my eye.... it's absurd. Affirmative action assumes that the "minorities" aren't intelligent enough or otherwise capable enough to be hired on their own so they need a little "benefit" to get them a job. Who's the racist here again?!

EDIT: I realize that sounds like I didn't understand you were using sarcasm. I do, it's just its so absurd even sarcasm fails me.

 

[thisnumbersdisconnected]

Bah. "Benefit" my eye.... it's absurd. Affirmative action assumes that the "minorities" aren't intelligent enough or otherwise capable enough to be hired on their own so they need a little "benefit" to get them a job. Who's the racist here again?!

EDIT: I realize that sounds like I didn't understand you were using sarcasm. I do, it's just its so absurd even sarcasm fails me.

I'd have to agree with that. It fails me too :thumbsup:

And I'm the one who posted the sarcasm.