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Savannah L

Supreme Court Faces Crucial Cases in New Session - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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  • Chief Justice Roberts has not yet voted in a major gay rights case. Justice Kennedy wro
  • a 2003 decision that struck down a Texas law making gay sex a crime
  • Savannah L on 01 Oct 12
     
    Interesting changes in supreme court justices! i was just wondering what the group's general opinions on these cases, I sure hope that they end up voting in favor of most plaintiffs in these cases. As long as the court votes liberally on social issues and conservatively on fiscal ones, I will be happy. Justices have greater influence on social conditions than one might think.....
Savannah L

Supreme Court Faces Crucial Cases in New Session - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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    • Savannah L
      Savannah L on 01 Oct 12
       
      completely unconsitutional
    • Savannah L
      Savannah L on 01 Oct 12
       
      anyone else think that affirmitive action is going waaayyyyyyy to far? i've been waiting for this for ages
  • Yadira Rodriguez on 05 Oct 12
     
    Savannah, what do you mean by going to far?
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  • Sabrina Rosenfield on 06 Oct 12
     
    Yadira, I think Savannah's referring to this quote: "On Oct. 10, the court will hear Fisher v. University of Texas, No. 11-345, a major challenge to affirmative action in higher education. The case was brought by Abigail Fisher, a white woman who says she was denied admission to the University of Texas based on her race. The university selects part of its class by taking race into account, as one factor among many, in an effort to ensure educational diversity." Admittedly, I know very, very little about affirmative action, but from what I gather it seems like a noble idea that ends up not working very well in practice. I think pretty much everyone could agree that race shouldn't be a factor in deciding who gets accepted to college. But many people would also agree that diversity is very important in education. I think the question here is which is more important, fairness or diversity? In this case, I'd go with diversity.
  • Danielle Polevoi on 07 Oct 12
     
    I have a hard time grappling with affirmative action as well Sabrina. It came up in my South Asia class this year briefly and the conversation just left me more confused. I think affirmative action is important and should help those who are deserving to get into colleges. But I think with these types of programs there are probably flaws and nothing can really be totally fair.
  • Sabrina Rosenfield on 15 Oct 12
     
    Woah, in my previous comment, the last word should be "fairness" not "diversity". Oops.
  • Will Rothman on 15 Oct 12
     
    I believe that Affermative Action is a necessity, and we cannot say that it is outdated until all African Americans are completely integrated into America. In the US at the moment, we see that the amount of African Americans going to college is far less than the amount of Caucasians who attend college. Education is the first step towards equality, and therefore, I believe that we should allow more African Americans to progress to higher education so that they may eliminate, or reduce, the prejudice that their race faces. I do, however, believe that other factors, such as economic class, should be factored in as well in order for people in unfavorable situations to help their families by gaining a good education. Until the average African American makes the same salary and the average caucasian, I believe that Affirmative Action is necessary.
  • Will Rothman on 15 Oct 12
     
    Also, we (white Americans) enslaved and abused their people, the least we can do is help them get an education.
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