Diversity does not justify racial bias

Sometime soon the Supreme Court will decide whether diversity is so compelling a public interest that government may racially discriminate in order to realize that goal.

It is an astounding testament to the power of the diversity movement, which has worked its way onto the governmental and corporate agenda without much discussion of how much priority it should have when it conflicts with other deeply held American values, such as race neutrality and merit.

At issue in this case is the question of whether the University of Michigan broke the law when it favored Hispanic and black students over white and Asian-American students with higher grades and test scores. University officials acknowledge that was the only way to meet their criteria for student racial diversity.

Depending on how sweepingly or narrowly the decision is couched, it could have enormous consequence for U.S. society. It has the potential to make or break affirmative-action programs that cite diversity as the reason to bless giving members of one race preference over another.

It could affect not just public colleges, but also private ones, and government hiring and contracting decisions.

Our experience to date shows that if race cannot be factored into admissions decisions at all, ethnic diversity of an elite public institution such as the University of California may well fall behind that of the state it serves. And that is something that should trouble us all," Atkinson wrote recently in the Washington Post.

The question is whether a country that fought a civil war to eliminate the most evil form of racial discrimination should bless a more benign one because of a concept dreamed up by social scientists.

For starters, sell off the UC system so that the tax-payers aren't funding it.

Then focus on providing the teaching staff needed at the State Colleges and Community Colleges in California where the masses (especially lower income) attend.

Affirmative action is the worst thing that has ever happened to this country.

How would you like to be a member of a group that's needs a helping hand for schooling and jobs because you are not considered smart enough to succeed on your own.The blacks and Hispanics should be the ones that want this nonsense ended,but where are they? With a few exceptions,like Ward Connerly,they are silent.

The thing that always mystified me was that Asians aren't included.Aren't they minorities?

Well hang in there,caucasians,because you will be the minority soon. Do you suppose affirmative action will be around then? I doubt it!

I've pondered the selection of judges thing a long time.

A cousin of my mothers was elected as County Judge here years ago. She served admirably with a great reputation as fair and honorable for a long time.

She had not a stitch of atny training nor any college as best as I can recall.

And, I've thought of the Biblical exhortation for the church to let wise old men of a reputation for such to decide issues of conflict.

I've wondered how workable it would be . . . say for a NON-PERMANENT--*PEER*--sort of committee to SURVEY, INTERVIEW, RESEARCH to find out WHO in the community had reputations amongst their social reference groups for integrity, fairness, honesty etc. To vet such people for public service. And, on occasion, as judges were needed, to have such an 'all partisan' committee select a slate of candidates to be elected for judgeships.

I think it would be workable though tireless efforts would probably be necessary to keep vested interests from manipulating ANY process.

RE ATNYS as legislators, judges etc.
I'd like to see a Constitutional Ammendment that prevented more than 25% of their percentage of the population being legislators or judges--that is--say lawyers comprise 15% of the population. 25% of 15 = ~3.7% So, no more than say 4% of the legislators and judges would be allowed to have ever been lawyers.

And pesonally, I don't think ANY Supreme Court Judges should ever have been lawyers. They've messed things up enough for 200 years. Let them sit out the next 200 and then we'll reconsider.

Thankfully, Christ will come and sit things very to right before then but anyway.

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