[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I remember back in the 70’s when racial quota systems were allowed

I was just thinking the same. I was in high school then. I am now a grandmother.

How many generations does it take to educate a minority?

[BuckeyeTexan]

How many generations does it take to educate a minority?

There's a racist joke in there somewhere. Wait for it ...

[Uncle Ike]

bttt

[bert]

......How many generations does it take to educate a minority? ......

You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink

You can lead a minority to school, but you can’t make him think

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Sotomayor should not be confirmed.

[kabar]

By 2023 half of the children 18 and under will be minorities, as classified by the USG, and by 2042 half of the country will be minorities.

[Theophilus]

Merit survives by one vote to fight again another day! Praise God.

[animal172]

Another important aspect of the case that got little publicity is the promotional exams had been developed by a company that specializes in race neutral testing.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

This thread is not updating. It is stuck, as well as- I think the rest of FR.

[In Maryland]

As usual, Scalia’s concurring opinion cuts right to the heart of the matter:

“But the war between disparate impact and equal protection will be waged sooner or later, and it behooves us to begin thinking about how—and on what terms—to make peace between them.”

[Note to Scalia - only one of those is in the Constitution: equal protection. But you knew that!]

Ginsberg's dissent is laughable - talk about considering facts not in evidence! It is so obvious she made a decision first and then tried to find something, anything, to justify it.