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Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case
Feb 21^st, 2012 at 12:36pm

The Supreme Court said today it would take up another hot-button social issue - affirmative action - around the time of the next presidential election.

The court has agreed to hear a case brought by Abigail Fisher, a white student, who says she was denied admission to the University of Texas based on the color of her skin.

The case has been closely monitored because supporters of affirmative action fear the high court might now be willing to curtail or restrict further race conscious admissions programs at public universities. Justice Elena Kagan will not participate in the case because she dealt with the issue in her previous job as U.S. solicitor general.

http://m.yahoo.com/w/news_america/supreme-court-takes-affirmative-action-case-15...

I've always considered affirmative action discrimination, I understand the need for it back in the day but now its past its usefulness.

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Mr. Mojo Risin Ex Member	Re: Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case Reply #1 - Feb 21^st, 2012 at 12:38pm Poor white people... when's it gonna be our time, God? When? We've been oppressed for so long, God. Lead us out of Egypt, God!
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Gunner LNF Speaker LNF Bunker Offline Liberals disgust me, libertarians annoy me alittle Posts: 10,065 Texas Gender:	Re: Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case Reply #2 - Feb 21^st, 2012 at 12:42pm Quote: Poor white people... when's it gonna be our time, God? When? We've been oppressed for so long, God. Lead us out of Egypt, God! Yay for discrimination
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Mr. Mojo Risin Ex Member	Re: Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case Reply #3 - Feb 21^st, 2012 at 12:44pm Gunner wrote on Feb 21^st, 2012 at 12:42pm: Yay for discrimination When it's against white people it's bad. When it's against others it's good.
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Gunner LNF Speaker LNF Bunker Offline Liberals disgust me, libertarians annoy me alittle Posts: 10,065 Texas Gender:	Re: Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case Reply #4 - Feb 21^st, 2012 at 12:50pm Quote: When it's against white people it's bad. When it's against others it's good. If you say so, your entitled to your opinion. I tend to believe you judge a person by there actions not by the color of there skin.
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Dano LNF Senior Staffer3 Offline I Love Liberty News Forum! Posts: 321 Florida Panhandle Gender:	Re: Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case Reply #5 - Feb 21^st, 2012 at 1:01pm Lets try something new. If you QUALIFY you are approved. Race not entering the picture.
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Mr. Mojo Risin Ex Member	Re: Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case Reply #6 - Feb 21^st, 2012 at 1:01pm Gunner wrote on Feb 21^st, 2012 at 12:50pm: If you say so, your entitled to your opinion. I tend to believe you judge a person by there actions not by the color of there skin. What does that have to do with correcting a system that was discriminatory for hundreds of years?
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Genesee LNF Speaker LNF Bunker Offline All in the name of liberty... Posts: 10,967 Gender:	Re: Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case Reply #7 - Feb 21^st, 2012 at 1:13pm Quote: What does that have to do with correcting a system that was discriminatory for hundreds of years? If the student was denied admission because of the color of her skin, how is that correcting the system?
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Mr. Mojo Risin Ex Member	Re: Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case Reply #8 - Feb 21^st, 2012 at 1:48pm Genesee wrote on Feb 21^st, 2012 at 1:13pm: If the student was denied admission because of the color of her skin, how is that correcting the system? The system was designed to keep minorities out of college for hundreds of years. Getting more minorities in college is the correction.
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Re: Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case
Reply #9 - Feb 21^st, 2012 at 1:58pm

Gunner wrote on Feb 21^st, 2012 at 12:36pm:

The Supreme Court said today it would take up another hot-button social issue - affirmative action - around the time of the next presidential election.

The court has agreed to hear a case brought by Abigail Fisher, a white student, who says she was denied admission to the University of Texas based on the color of her skin.

The case has been closely monitored because supporters of affirmative action fear the high court might now be willing to curtail or restrict further race conscious admissions programs at public universities. Justice Elena Kagan will not participate in the case because she dealt with the issue in her previous job as U.S. solicitor general.

http://m.yahoo.com/w/news_america/supreme-court-takes-affirmative-action-case-15...

I've always considered affirmative action discrimination, I understand the need for it back in the day but now its past its usefulness.

Well, at least it's probably time to put federal AA programs into hibernation for 2-5 years (without repealing any laws) then carefully track indicators of hiring discrimination, such as a sharp increase in tort suits with claims of discrimination as the reason.

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