The US Supreme Court will soon rule on affirmative action policies, and US colleges are supposedly "bracing" themselves against the possibility of having to dismantle AA policies. This Detroit News page has a lot of good information, including a special report on AA, and an overview of Michigan's appalling "points system", in which socioeconomic background and race count much more than stellar SAT scores and difficulty of school coursework.
It should come as no surprise to anyone that Democratic presidential candidates say they will willingly defy any Supreme Court rulings in order to continue with affirmative action. Explain to me again how this is ostensibly the party that opposes racism?
Update: The Supreme Court ruling is in - and it's a split decision. Racial quotas and point systems are unconstitutional, and race cannot be the decisive factor in admissions - but colleges will be able to seek other ways to take race into account. There's lots more on the front pages of FoxNews and TownHall right now as well.
Where's John of Discriminations when we need him? He's the expert on this subject - and he's house-sitting in San Francisco with an iffy DSL and a bad case of post-traumatic stress disorder from his flight. Let's hope we hear from him soon...
Posted by kswygert at June 23, 2003 02:16 PM