Affirmative action: two sides of the coin

[True Dough]

A few tweety reactions to SCOTUS's ruling yesterday. Our sometimes ally George Conway (still a conservative), cited a public opinion poll that shows Americans of different ethnicities rejecting affirmative action in college and university admissions:

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I like this response from George Takei:

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George Takei
@GeorgeTakei
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@gtconway3d
These numbers are similar to how groups once opposed same-sex marriage. Polls don't make things right, and pointing to them doesn't win legal arguments.


And, really, the bottom line for me in this divisive topic is the numbers, which Michael Steele an Joyce Vance make clear are still underwhelming (even with affirmative action) when it comes to post-secondary enrollment:

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These are the numbers. Even with affirmative action, roughly 6% of students. The numbers tell the story. Just like they did with voting rights. SCOTUS reverses the progress we are only beginning to make when it ignores them.
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Michael Steele
@MichaelSteele
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Affirmative Action asks schools to consider race as A factor in student admissions, so Black student population at elite institutions must be AMAZING!

Well...
Harvard 6.6%
Yale 6.5%
Brown 7.0%
Princeton 4.7%
Columbia 5.1%
Cornell 5.0%

[GreenWave]

1. Mr. Sulu for the win above!

[uponit7771]

2. The USSC didn't address current affects of redlining, the GQP SC likes to ignore reality for ideals