Supreme Court Justices Give Heated Dissent Over Latest Racial Bias Ruling
Supreme Court Justices Give Heated Dissent Over Latest Racial Bias Ruling
Supreme Court Justices Give Heated Dissent Over Latest Racial Bias Ruling
While everyone was going up about the Supreme Court’s block on President Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief plan, the court passed another decision right under our noses. According to NBC News, the court refused to hear the appeal of a Black death row inmate who alleged his jury was picked based on race.
Tony Clark was convicted on murder charges and sentenced to death in the killing of a 13-year-old boy during the robbery of a convenience store back in 2014. His appeal claimed that during the jury selection for his trial, prosecutors unlawfully sought to strike Black jurors based solely on race. That would be in direct violation of the Court’s 1986 ruling that potential jurors can’t be excluded based on race. But alas, Clark’s trial was composed of 11 white people and one Black person.
Ultimately I agree with the Affirmative Action ruling. The Equal Protections clause doesn't say, "All racism is bad except some racism for the right reasons, that's okay." it just says there is to be no discrimination based on race.
Affirmative Action was racism with good intentions.
I don't think you understand what racism means. AA was there to help even the playing field.
It should be based on economic status. That would accomplish the same boost to struggling people without requiring the distinction to be about race.
So in your opinion minoritie are less capable of getting into college. Besides economic reasons, (class-based affirmative action actually makes sense) what disadvantage is placed on someone because of their race?
The decision wasn't even specifically anti-AA, it was specifically anti-racism.
The decision that came from the same court that wasn't concerned at all about a death row inmate's claims of racism in this case was motivated by anti-racism?
I'm white, and I went to a HBCU on a minority scholarship. AA works both ways but you're not ready to consider this.
It's still wrong. I'm perfectly happy to consider all aspects of AA, but so long as any part of it stands on determining someone's admission based on race it will always be racism and I'm not in favor of racism for any reason.