Sandra Day O’Connor said this day will come and it has exploded onto the scene. The Supreme Court of the United States struck down “affirmative action” when it comes to choosing who gets accepted in college. “Merit”, is a word the losers of this world can’t digest.
The Court said that to use “color” in determining who is admitted into college is discriminatory; by giving one a racial preference over another is against the law. The striking down of affirmative action set the liberals into a mental breakdown.
In her opinion in Grutter v. Bollinger, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor concluded that affirmative action in college admissions is justifiable, but not in perpetuity: “We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest [in student body diversity] approved today.”
We don’t sympathize with those who have been given a free lunch. This has gone on way to far; for those who have been shut out or in this case been shoved to the back of the bus, they are celebrating today’s victory. In a nut shell, one segment of the population values hard work, studies diligently, values educational opportunities, but another segment has been pampered, socially promoted, sanctioned, curved, but above all they have received benefits not available to all comers. With that being said, they believed that they had the wherewithal to succeed. That being the case, then we shall see if they can stand on their own two feet. Society does not owe them a favor. They can’t have their cake and eat it too. By the decision of SCOTUS, we will find out if they have been cutoff at the knees. Therefore, those who have been patronized for decades will have to make it on their own
https://nypost.com/2023/06/29/affirmative-action-was-an-injustice-to-people-of-all-races/
The Issue: The Supreme Court’s decision ruling against race-based affirmative action in colleges.
Does anyone really believe that the cure for racism is more racism (“Justice is color blind,” June 30)?
The Supreme Court correctly decided this case, and the decision should come as no surprise to anyone who has read the 14th Amendment.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her dissent said the court’s decision “closes the door of opportunity that the Court’s precedents helped open to young students of every race,” but this case was in part brought on behalf of Asian students who were denied admission. Are they not a minority?
And what few seem to acknowledge (and you would never know it from the opinions of the liberal minority): Affirmative action was never intended to be in place forever. Good riddance to bad policy that demeans minority students.
In ruling against affirmative action in college admissions, the Supreme Court has recognized that a meritocracy is an essential component of a true democracy.
Discrimination against any individual solely based on race is a blatant injustice that engenders divisiveness.
A merit-driven standard for personal achievement is not only equitable and objective, but it incentivizes the individual to strive diligently to achieve his or her goal.
Denis David
East Rockaway