Posted on 08/14/2012 11:57:40 AM PDT by jazusamo
The Eric Holder Justice Department has filed this brief in the United States Supreme Court defending racial preferences at the University of Texas. (Texas, by the way, is also vigorously defending the racial preferences.) Abigail Fisher, who is white, is challenging race preferences that cost her a slot at the University of Texas law school. Because the racial spoils go to Obama’s most loyal political constituency, people of color, naturally Eric Holder’s Justice Department is defending them by spending your tax dollars paying lawyers to write the brief.
None of that is a surprise. What is surprising is the argument the Justice Department makes in the brief — that racial preferences are vital to national security:
It is a pressing necessity in an era of intense competition in the global economy and ever evolving worldwide national-security threats. The government, moreover, has a vital interest in drawing its personnel — many of whom will eventually become its civilian and military leaders — from a well-qualified and diverse pool of university and service-academy graduates of all backgrounds who possess the understanding of diversity that is necessary to govern and defend the United States.
This might mark the first time the ideologues in the administration have placed national security topmost among their priorities — even if it is a phony argument.
Let’s consider one of the lawyers who signed the brief. Thanks to PJ Media’s Pulitzer-nominated/submitted Every Single One series, we know a great deal about the radical backgrounds of well over 100 new hires in the Justice Department. Sharon McGowan is a new Holder career civil service hire in the Appellate Section of the Civil Rights Division.
Hans von Spakovsky at PJ Media:
Sharon McGowan: Prior to joining the Section, Ms. McGowan spent six years as a staff attorney at the ACLU, working on its Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) & AIDS Project. Her claim to fame there was that she brought a lawsuit against the Library of Congress on behalf of a Special Forces veteran who was denied a job after announcing his/her intention to transition from male to female. The case resulted in a dubious ruling by a hard-core liberal Clinton appointee (James Robertson, who mercifully has since retired from the bench) that Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination also protects individuals who are undergoing sex-change operations. Judge Robertson’s decision notwithstanding, I’m fairly confident that’s not what Congress had in mind when it passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
While working at the ACLU, Ms. McGowan co-authored “The Rights of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals and Transgender People: The Authoritative ACLU Guide.” She also was a contributing author to “Lesbian/Gay Law Notes,” which is published by the Lesbian & Gay Law Association of Greater New York. Earlier in her career, she interned for the National Center for Lesbian Rights. And she remains a frequent speaker on gender identity issues. Here’s a sample of her work.
As I have written many times, people wrongly assume the radical policies of Eric Holder’s Justice Department come from the radicalism of Holder and his top lieutenants. They think once America rids itself of Eric Holder, the problem is solved.
The truth is far more disturbing. Radicals have burrowed throughout the Justice Department, pushing radical policies and outlandish arguments like the one defending race preferences in Texas. These lawyers genuinely believe that classifying people on the basis of race helps defend the nation. Until Congress addresses the hijacking of the bureaucracy through budgetary measures, the echoes of Eric Holder will continue to resonate through a Romney administration.
Yeah 0bama and Holder.. Oh wait, they’re both black and respectively the worst President and DOJ Attorney General EVER!
Would you want to be known as a quota boy?
Sort of like Mrs Warren? Obammy? Holder?
This is why we have to win both houses of congress by large margins and the presidency if this country is going to survive.
Response: The interesting feature being the number of people who are surprised that a black would favor his fellows over a white.
Holder is Barry’s race czar and Butchie Napolitano is his gender (or lack thereof) czar. What a circus. Whitey need not apply.
Diversity helps National Security?
Germany almost took over the world by going in the opposite direction.
Japan, the most non-diverse nation in the world, had its strength from the like-mindedness of its people.
People forget what history has taught us and just make things up now.
Diversity helps National Security?
Germany almost took over the world by going in the opposite direction.
Japan, the most non-diverse nation in the world, had its strength from the like-mindedness of its people.
People forget what history has taught us and just make things up now.
(— from a well-qualified and diverse pool of university and service-academy graduates of all backgrounds who possess the understanding of diversity that is necessary to govern and defend the United States.)
The method to govern and defend the United States is spelled out in the U.S Constitution. I can not find the section that explains an understanding of diversity is necessary to govern and defend the United States.........
Our national security would be enhanced by employing the most qualified people for a job and affirmative action is counter productive to that.
BTTT
Thanks for your post, ETL.
In practice the indoctrination begins within public schools administrated largely by leftists. And later those not conforming to "diversity" ethos or having the proper skin color are screened out-- to the fullest extent possible without kindling all out revolt by the newly fashionable oppressed-- of higher education by admissions depts commanded by leftists. This substantially increases the likelihood those who harmonize to this precept will then advance into successful positions throughout pvt and public sectors, who are, once again, favored over those within industry in competition for vital and influential roles...and so it goes. And so do we. After me now, "let us all celebrate diversity!" Feel that tingly feeling? That means it's working.
Would like to append now highlighting the Injustice Dept's Role in bringing down the judicial hammer to bang "diversity" through whenever recalcitrant whitey pops uppity.
We cannot allow four more years of oppressive gangsta social justice.
Anybody disagree?
Now Obama and thugs in Washington are blatantly using the Injustice Dept to further their cause, even with unconstitutional moves.
Hence, I support Romney-Ryan over Obama 2012; and I have to be honest- will not pretend to wring my hands over the matter. The fact the my guy didn't win or Romney wasn't on my preferred short or long list or whether or not I endorse his faith does not factor at all.
Obama Must Git!
And I'll be watching this case from Texas updating as appropriate. Thanks for posting today.
I think Martin Luther King is spinning in his grave...
You’re welcome. Thanks for posting the thread.
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