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Archive for July, 2011

FNC’s Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld: “Relish Him”

Here’s the latest “subliminal message” from the guys at Red Eye:

As you can see, it’s Bill Schulz wearing the mask this time with the words “RELISH HIM” flashing on the screen. I hope they explain this madness one of these days.

Other recent messages:

FNC’s Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld: “Feed It”

Red Eye Message: “Obey Him”

FOX New’s Red Eye: “Punish Him”


Michigan Appeals Court Rules Ban on Affirmative Action Unconstitutional

Given the history of ‘affirmative action’ policies in academia, the Court’s ruling is not a surprise.

Reuters:

A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a Michigan law that banned affirmative action in college admissions, creating the possibility of a U.S. Supreme Court battle.

The 6th U.S. Circuit of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, found that a 2006 amendment to the Michigan constitution, “unconstitutionally alters Michigan’s political structure by impermissibly burdening racial minorities.”

The case could go to the U.S. Supreme Court, but given the history of Court decisions, and the recent 2003 ruling in Grutter v. Bollinger, I suspect that the ruling will be upheld.

Below is some research I’ve done on legal rulings pertaining to affirmative action.

After the civil rights movement of the 1960s  court rulings on preferential treatment (affirmative action) have gone back and forth but never has the central issue of equality been truly enforced. Below examples are given which reflect the paradoxical views of universities, and what Thomas Sowell describes as, “a zig-zag pattern of judicial decisions over the years.” [1] Two of the most important Court decisions regarding civil rights and affirmative action policies in schools were the 1978 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and 2003’s Grutter v. Bollinger, in which the Supreme Court took a step backwards and abrogated the ruling of another case, Cheryl J. Hopwood, et al., v. State of Texas, which the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review.

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