Meritocracy is Color Blind!

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Dear John,

America must restore color blind meritocracy in every corner of our
society including education and employment!  

THE SUPREME COURT IS POISED TO RULE ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

By  Mairead Elordi | Jun 24, 2023 | DailyWire.com

The Supreme Court is poised to rule on affirmative action at
universities in a pair of cases involving Harvard University and the
University of North Carolina.

THE COURT IS WIDELY EXPECTED TO ROLL BACK AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES
at universities, leading many schools to prepare for the
consequences, according
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Axios.

A group called Students for Fair Admissions sued
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elite schools, accusing them of unfairly factoring race into their
admissions processes. The group pointed to the high test scores of
Asian-American and white applicants who were rejected.

Students for Fair Admissions argues that Harvard has violated TITLE VI
OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, which prohibits racial discrimination by
schools that receive federal funding. In the other case, the group
accuses the University of North Carolina of violating the 14TH
AMENDMENT’S EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE BY CONSIDERING RACE IN ITS
ADMISSIONS PROCESS.

“Racial classifications are wrong,” the student group’s
attorney, Patrick Strawbridge, said
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his opening argument back in October.

“This court has always said that racial classifications are
invidious,” Strawbridge said.

The plaintiffs are asking the Supreme Court to overrule a 2003
case, Grutter v. Bollinger, in which the court ruled that the
University of Michigan Law School may consider race in its admissions
process.

At the time Grutter was decided, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor said
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“We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences
will no longer be necessary.”

During opening arguments, several of the court’s conservative
justices questioned the merits of race-based admissions, sparking
speculation that they lean towards ending it.

“When does it end? When is your sunset? When will you
know?” asked
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Amy Coney Barrett. “What if it continues to be difficult in another
25 years?”

“I’ve heard the word diversity a number of times, and I don’t
have a clue what it means,” said
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Clarence Thomas, adding that he “doesn’t put much stock” in
arguments for diversity because he has heard similar arguments for
segregation.

As the court’s decision looms, hundreds of universities that
consider race in admissions and scholarship decisions are scrambling
to find non-race-related ways to replace affirmative action if SCOTUS
rules against it.

Cornell University has established
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task force to figure out how the New York Ivy League school will
recruit diverse classes if the Supreme Court rolls back affirmative
action.

Some schools are beginning to move away from using standardized test
scores in the admissions process as the argument that standardized
testing harms minority students picks up steam. In March, Columbia
University became
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first Ivy League school to permanently scrap its standardized test
requirement, allowing hopeful applicants to skip the dreaded SAT and
ACT. Previously, a low SAT or ACT score meant automatic elimination at
most top-tier schools.

Some schools are also considering
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more essays for admission to get a better idea of a student’s
background, while others plan to recruit students from minority areas
or admit more students transferring from community college.

Back in 1995, the University of California system board of regents
banned affirmative action so UC adopted
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ways of trying to identify minority students, such as through poor
neighborhoods and family income. Depending on the court’s decision,
some schools may now follow in UC’s footsteps.

Some American companies worry
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a ruling against affirmative action could end up applying to them as
well. If such a ruling is broad enough, it could potentially apply to
companies that enforce racial diversity when choosing which job
applicants to hire.

Both a broad or a narrow ruling will likely spark future legal
challenges from affirmative action supporters, however.

MEANWHILE, A MAJORITY OF AMERICANS, 62%, OPPOSE RACE-BASED COLLEGE
ADMISSIONS, ACCORDING
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A RECENT REUTERS POLL.

 

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