Posted on 07/08/2011 10:03:27 PM PDT by Steelfish
Governor Files Legal Opinion Against Ban On Affirmative Action July 8, 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday added his voice in support of a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of California’s ban on racial affirmative action in public university admissions.
In a legal brief, Brown said that minorities face too high a barrier in efforts to overturn Proposition 209, which voters approved in 1996, because it is part of the state Constitution and not just a law or university policy. In addition, he noted a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said race could be considered in state college admissions if it did not involve quotas or carry predetermined weight in decisions.
Last week, a federal appeals court struck down Michigan's ban on considering race and gender in college admissions, but that matter is expected to continue up the court ladder and does not affect California. A similar case seeking to overturn California’s Prop. 209 is in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the ban in 1997.
George Washington, a Detroit-based attorney arguing against the affirmative action bans in both states, said Friday that he was heartened by Brown’s opinion and that it would help the case. “It is very, very important,” he said of the governor's action.
Ward Connerly, the former University of California regent who helped draft Prop. 209, said he does not think the Brown brief will have any effect on the court. “This is strictly political,” he said of Brown’s action.
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Affirmative action ... proof that the government believes that minority’s are inferior.
Yeah, right.
Whites are the minority.
Then why are we not able to benefit for affirmative action?
It depends on how many white people from L.A. you can round up and go protest. Unfortunately, if you are white in L.A, you are most likely a Dem, fudgepacker or Scientlogist.
Brown is a complete and utter mor_on. Affirmative action is a crutch for minorities and females who do not qualify for certain occupations or universities they seek. This only creates more animosities. Whats worse, it jeopardizes public safety.
Because of affirmative action back in 1986, several females were hired to become fire fighters within Los Angeles County (and many other fire departments throughout California) who could not pass the strenuous physical requirements, much less have the strength to remove an unconscious victim from a fire. She must summons a male fire fighter to leave his assignment and save these victims. Bottom line.....public safety is at risk because of Affirmative Action. Why did these departments hire women to be fire fighters even though they weren’t capable of passing the physical exams? Because the Federal Government threatened major funding cutbacks if these departments failed to meet their hiring quotas. These departments were hostages, and so was (and still is) the public’s safety. Wake up everyone. I’m a retired LACo Firefighter saw first hand what occurred and the safety of the public that was often jeopardized because of Affirmative Action.
What's even more headshakingly pathetic is that minorities who support "affirmative action" consider themselves so inferior they believe that they cannot succeed without the help of white liberals. Whew... How lame is that?
A direct descendant, I am sure.
Welcome to posting on FR, Trace.
I agree fully with what you said. Aff. Action not only ruined our protective services (police and fire), but also our colleges/universities (students and faculty) and many thriving businesses. ....When the Fed Govt. required the DoD to put clauses into contracts that required major defense contractors to buy a specified % from minority owned and operated suppliers, the quality of the products declined and good suppliers lost business.
They got what they deserved when they picked him back up. He says we need to tip the table in favor of minorities (use affirmative action) so the minorities can get their way. Then he infers that what the Supreme court says is Permissible should be taken as Mandatory..
By 2019, half of the children 18 and under will be minorities as defined by the USG. And by 2039 half of the country will be minorities. When does this insanity called affirmative action end?
Affirmative Action = Dumbing Down
They want their quotas and power damn it!
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