Supreme Madness

"You’ve got to be kidding me…. It is not often in the law that so few have so quickly changed so much." Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer referring to conservative Justices Roberts and Alito pulling the Supreme Court to the right for many recent decisions.

"The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." Chief Justice John Roberts Chief Justice Roberts in his opinion in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, No. 05-908.

I haven't quite formulated a response to Justice Roberts statement, but at first glance it seems like an honest to goodness statement doesn't it. But, I think it is the kind of response that is often made when it appears that whites have somehow been victimized by their own race? Wait, is that an oxymoron? No, that statement does not make me racist either. I simply to not quickly accept the notion that some whites are the victims of discrimination. You can challenge me on that if you'd like, would make for an interesting discussion. I haven't quite rapped my finger on that case, where a white parent sued because she had to send their child across town instead of the school in their neighborhood, the School Boards position was that it was simply promoting racial integration in its schools by. The court essentially held that race cannot be a factor" in K-12 decisions. It's a deep case.

You be the judge, how would you have ruled? What were your educational experiences like? Were you the only black in a class full of whites, or the only white in a class of full of blacks? Was your education enhanced by being around people different from yourself? I suspect neither of the five justices who reached this decision was either of the above, oh...well uh besides Clarence, but that my friend is a whole nother post. Or is this court openly pissing on Brown vs. The Board of Education? Two articles with differing opinions, do enjoy. Supporting the decision, http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28994 and against the ruling, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/29/opinion/29fri1.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

If you have the time, here is the actual opinion, http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/06pdf/05-908.pdf

Too busy, then watch the video analysis of the opinion. You will get a great overview of the case and the impact it had on whites.Must see, http://www.crooksandliars.com/Media/Play/18836/1/CNN-Toobin-SupremeCourt-Education-06-28-07.wmv

It one term, the Court has managed to severely curb local efforts to promote racial diversity in schools, upheld a right-wing ban on a necessary medical procedure for women, curbed students’ free speech rights, crippled Congress’ ability to keep corporate money out of political advertising, prevented taxpayers from challenging the constitutionality of Bush’s faith-based initiatives, made it almost impossible for women to prevail on claims of long term sex discrimination and their azzes aint dying no soon so they’re just getting started. I blame the weak Democrats that confirmed the latest two nuts. That's a whole nutha story though. For more of an in depth analysis of the madness they have created, here ya go, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/washington/01scotus.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

I've been getting a bunch of e-mail on my prior post about black men being weak. Looks like sista's think we are weak on a host of issues.

I was looking at the photo of the Justices and noticed Clarence. Ice Cube then pooped into my mind. So I end with one of his quotes, yes, I've stooped to quoting Cube. "Stop selling out your race - And wipe that stupid-ass smile off your face - Jiggas always gotta show they teeth - Now I'm a be brief - Be true to the game."