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Michigan is back with affirmative action fight
Washington Post ^ | October 13, 2013 | Robert Barnes

Posted on 10/14/2013 8:17:05 AM PDT by cripplecreek

One way to think of the affirmative action case at the Supreme Court this week is like this: How can a state constitutional amendment banning the use of race violate the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition on racial discrimination?


But here’s a second: If the Supreme Court has found that limited racial considerations in university admissions are allowed, can a state’s voters forbid minorities from trying to convince political leaders that it’s a good idea?

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: affirmativeaction; supremecourt
A very important case coming up this week in the US Supreme court.

A little background

(FR thread) US Court Strikes Down Michigan Affirmative Action Ban

In effect despite the people of Michigan voting to get rid of AA in 2006 the US Court of Appeals said the ban puts an extraordinary burden on those who have to mount a long expensive campaign if they want to protect it.

Think about that for a moment
1 posted on 10/14/2013 8:17:06 AM PDT by cripplecreek
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To: Springman; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; madison10; ...
Our attorney general is in DC this week fighting against affirmative racism.

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Michigan legislative action thread
2 posted on 10/14/2013 8:18:37 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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Well naturally. Only whites, and particularly white males, are supposed to have to actually fight for anything, or pay for it.
3 posted on 10/14/2013 8:26:05 AM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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I can’t afford to fight the EPA, OSHA, and a half dozen other agencies to start my own business. I should get the same pass.


4 posted on 10/14/2013 8:30:46 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek
Justice Elena Kagan has recused herself.

That won't matter. It will still take 5 votes to uphold the affirmative action ban, since a 4-4 Supreme Court vote will leave the lower court ruling in place (which went against the ban).

Otherwise, I'm sure Kagan wouldn't have recused.

5 posted on 10/14/2013 8:36:48 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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It certainly opens a real can of worms.

A financial inability to fight means an automatic win.


6 posted on 10/14/2013 8:42:27 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

Every false arrest in this nation does the same thing and there are plenty of those on a daily basis.
Extraordinary burden is what our government is on it’s citizens.


7 posted on 10/14/2013 8:52:34 AM PDT by wiggen (The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
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Justice is supposed to be blind but not stupid.


8 posted on 10/14/2013 8:53:59 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

well it’s a nice theory.


9 posted on 10/14/2013 8:59:05 AM PDT by wiggen (The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
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To: cripplecreek

This ticks me off! We voted on this. The people, that is ALL the people of Michigan, had the chance to vote on this and we voted it down. It didn’t come from our legislature or governor, it came from We The People.

The U.S. court needs to butt out.


10 posted on 10/14/2013 8:59:30 AM PDT by madison10
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A financial inability to fight means an automatic win.

In a certain respect, England has it over us in that regard.

Dan Brown ("DaVinci Code" author) and his publisher won a copyright infringement suit brought against them a few years ago in England. The unsuccessful plaintiffs got socked with a multimillion dollar bill for Brown and his publisher's legal bill.

I don't know if the money got paid though.

11 posted on 10/14/2013 9:02:06 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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This ticks me off! We voted on this. The people, that is ALL the people of Michigan, had the chance to vote on this and we voted it down. It didn’t come from our legislature or governor, it came from We The People.

Funny how the liberals don't care about that LAW OF THE LAND.
12 posted on 10/14/2013 9:05:52 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

On the docket

http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/12-682.htm


13 posted on 10/14/2013 9:28:30 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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Never underestimate the liberal capacity to tie themselves up in logical pretzels. Discriminating against these people is bad, but discriminating against these people is good. All Americans are supposed to be given equal protection by the 14the amendment, but libs are experts at getting around straightforward clauses in the constitution. Which is why they believe in that “living and breathing” constitution which basically means the constitution should mean whatever they say it means.


14 posted on 10/14/2013 9:51:26 AM PDT by driftless2
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To: cripplecreek

From the article: “If the Supreme Court has found that limited racial considerations in university admissions are allowed, can a state’s voters forbid minorities from trying to convince political leaders that it’s a good idea?”

Mr Justice Roberts was pro bono counsel for the homosexual lobby in the Colorado Roemer case some years ago. That was exactly the position that he advanced and won.


15 posted on 10/14/2013 1:22:59 PM PDT by ModelBreaker
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