I'm disappointed that affirmative action programs were kept alive by our Supreme Court. So it's still ok to judge people by the color of their skin, and people may still have to check those little boxes. It's about what I expected from our court however. We've politicized the court to the point where a person can become a judge and have no actual knowledge of our Constitution. All they have to do is support the concept of unlimited availability of abortion, and they can be assured of a cooperative Democrat, and liberal Republican vote. Our Constitution is, for all practical purposes, just a dead letter. Another bit of proof of that is the recent statement by Representativ Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.), "When I'm president, we'll do executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day."
One concern I have about this decision: Does this mean that California's Proposition 209 may be overturned?
Prop 209 is safe. The Court's decision only means that affirmative action is constitutionally permissible, not required.
Posted by: Jason Steffens at June 25, 2003 11:16 PM