Nick McClure wrote: > But the white guy didn't get the job because he isn't a minority. So if the > white guy hadn't been white, instead say he had been black, he would have > gotten the job. > > That to me sounds like it is the same thing. > > I'm not arguing right vs. wrong I'm talking strictly legal. > > Regarding the University of Michigan opinion, the Supreme Court said race > could be used as a factor, however, the point system they used to award > points to somebody based on their race was not legal. > > The Supreme Court said that you cannot give somebody a boost simply because > they are of a particular race or color, but that information can be used > when picking between otherwise equal candidates. > > As it stood, a white applicant was being penalized for being white, and the > black applicant was being rewarded for being black. A white student, that > maybe have had better grades and entrance exams could still score lower than > a black applicant with lower grades and entrance exams. > > The Supreme Court said that was not right, however, it did allow them to > continue to pick a black applicant over a white applicant if all other > factors were equal. > > In my opinion, if all factors are equal, they should take both. >
I'm not too familiar with the undergrad program, which was deemed illegal. But the Law School program passed the mustard. In that case, race was one of the factors. Gender is also a factor. I may be wrong because I tried to rely on my memory of reading the WSJ article at that time of the case. -- 2004 - The year $184M couldn't buy a pennant. Ron Artest: Extremely flawed, very accidental, semi-martyr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144567 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
