Appeals court upholds Seattle's use of race in school admissions

AP ^ | 10/20/5 | Gene Johnson

[Jacquerie]

We conclude that the district has a compelling interest . . . (fill in as needed)

I really despise the term "compelling interest". It is a blank check for judicial activism. In this case, judicial racial discrimination. The judiciary has no more business determining the racial balance of schools than the state legislature or local government.

[Jacquerie]

The more things change . . .

1960's and 70's. Emanations and penumbras.

1990's to date. Compelling state interest.

Translation: We the black robes say it is so and to hell with you, your representatives and Constitutional government.

[rahbert]

I thought it was named for Franklin Pierces' VP Wm Rufus King.

[dynachrome]

"Constitution? We doan need no stinkin' Constitution!"

[samadams2000]

race,race,race,race,race,race,diversity,race,race,money,race,race,racket,race,race,.....

[MooseMan]

It was changed to honor MLK a few years ago.
http://www.metrokc.gov/exec/mlk/motion.htm
MOTION NO. 6461

A MOTION setting forth the historical basis for "renaming" King County after the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., instead of William Rufus DeVane King for whom King County is currently named.

[zendari]

And who knows what Harriett Miers' view is on Affirmative action.

[linkinpunk]

Ninth Circuit.

Big surprise.

Yawn.

[freespirited]

And who knows what Harriett Miers' view is on Affirmative action.

I posted it a few days ago. This is a major reason I went from undecided to strongly opposed. Here is the thread.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1502612/posts

[Dan Evans]

public universities may consider the race of applicants in their admissions process, as long as other attributes are considered and race is not an overriding factor.

I'd like to see a private business try to use that reasoning, "Yeah, we consider race as a criterion to hire more white engineers because it's a compelling interest for us, but it isn't an overriding factor".

Bam!

[Dan Evans]

During one stretch of twenty-five consecutive cases handled by the ninth Circus Court of Appeals, twenty three of those decisions were reversed by the Supreme Court.

The bad news is that we now have two new justices who are, at best, wildcards, and most likely will vote with the liberals.

[Dan Evans]

Even if this point system is banned, they will just find another way to cheat:


Orwellian "diversity essay" replaces simple race preferences

The University of Michigan's undergraduate school has come out with a new admissions procedure to replace the old point system--declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in Gratz v. Bollinger--under which 20 points were automatically granted to members of racial minorities. The key element of the new system, as explained by Peter Wood, is a "diversity essay," in which the applicant discusses some life-changing experience which showed to him the supreme importance of diversity in his life. Wood offers some all-too-realistic parodies of the sorts of racial epiphanies that students might describe--or rather invent--in order to pass muster.

http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/001772.html

[taillightchaser]

The 9th circus has already been overruled on this once. Does anyone remember the Bakke case against the Univ. of Calif.??