2007-06-29 07:09:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
It is a victory for Freedom
2007-06-29 07:14:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
When I was in the military, I had to move every three years. When moving from Alameda to San Diego, I looked specifically at schools. I chose an area where I was on the extreme low end of the pay scale. The schools are all governed by the same school board, the same superintendent and the teachers all from the same basic pool. The difference then, was purely socio-economic at the family level. That choice paid off handsomely. Had my son been forced to a different school due to some bogus attempt to socially engineer the stratus, I'd have been more than slightly torqued. Is this not a capitalist society? Pay and privilege should reign supreme. If you want it, earn it.
2007-06-29 14:35:42 · answer #2 · answered by Doc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Racial segregation is a sensitive topic. Personally, the federal government should leave it to the states and local governments to decide. As long as individual rights are protected, the federal government should not step in.
It's just like having a Boys only school and Girls only school, or a Catholic school, etc. The states fund the public schools, so it's up to the people of the states to decide how to run the schools, as long as individual rights are not violated. If it is a 100% (or more than 50%) federally funded school, then it's up to the federal government to decide.
Affirmative action is a reverse discrimination, so it does not eliminate discrimination.
2007-06-29 14:47:31 · answer #3 · answered by Think Richly™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm torn on the issue. Affirmitve action is inherintly unfair, basing decisions on who goes to which school strictly on your race. I agree with thier assertion that the rule of law should be color blind and that race should never be a factor. However I do think that there is value in a diverse student body and they shoudl not have simply disregarded that fact. They should have left the door open in that respect.
2007-06-29 14:18:20 · answer #4 · answered by Louis G 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That was fast. You got it wrong already. The plaintiff was a mother of a young child who did not want to drive 90 minutes to take her child to school when there was one nearby. The school district assigned the child to a school far away in an effort achieve racial diversity.
2007-06-29 14:36:59 · answer #5 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the courts most recent ruling continues the promise of Brown versus Board of Education as it continues to ensure that our children are not placed based on race.
2007-06-29 14:13:10 · answer #6 · answered by lundstroms2004 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nothing more than victory of rule of law.
2007-07-03 03:48:22 · answer #7 · answered by Tabi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋