Posted on 07/02/2013 8:57:54 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
Justice Antonin Scalia shocked liberal sensibilities during oral arguments in the recently decided Shelby County, Alabama v Holder, voting rights case. Providing his analysis of the 98-0, 2006 Senate vote to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act (VRA) for an additional 25 years, Scalia said:
Now, I dont think [the lop-sided vote] is attributable to the fact that it is so much clearer now that we need this [law]. I think it is attributable, very likely attributable, to a phenomenon that is called perpetuation of racial entitlement. Its been written about. Whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes. (1)
In short, Scalia was suggesting that...
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Quote of the day.
Progressivism is racism. (and a lot of other very ugly things)
Discrimination as a means to resolve discrimination is at it’s best folly and at it’s worst only serves to exacerbates racial and cultural prejudices.
We need to get off that mobius strip.
I am going to use that quote for my new tagline...;-)
Thanks Oldpuppymax.
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