Judge OKs racial discrimination in admission to the U.S. Naval Academy

[TroglocratsRdumb]

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Story by Susan Svrluga

The U.S. Naval Academy can continue to use race-conscious admissions policies, a federal judge ruled Friday in a closely-watched case that followed last year’s Supreme Court decision rejecting the use of affirmative action in college admissions.

In the case brought by Students for Fair Admissions in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Senior District Judge Richard D. Bennett ruled that the academy had established that a diverse officer corps is important to national security and that the academy is a vital pipeline to that corps.

Comment:
Racial discrimination is illegal under our civil right laws.
Racial discrimination is unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment equal protection clause.
If a person doesn't accept that everyone has the same civil rights, then they don't actually believe in civil rights.
Is the U.S. Naval Academy above the law?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

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Story by Susan Svrluga

The U.S. Naval Academy can continue to use race-conscious admissions policies, a federal judge ruled Friday in a closely-watched case that followed last year’s Supreme Court decision rejecting the use of affirmative action in college admissions.

In the case brought by Students for Fair Admissions in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Senior District Judge Richard D. Bennett ruled that the academy had established that a diverse officer corps is important to national security and that the academy is a vital pipeline to that corps.

Comment:
Racial discrimination is illegal under our civil right laws.
Racial discrimination is unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment equal protection clause.
If a person doesn't accept that everyone has the same civil rights, then they don't actually believe in civil rights.
Is the U.S. Naval Academy above the law?

Civil rights laws do not apply to the military. To an extent, you waive your constitutional rights with the oath of enlistment.

 

[jwoodie]

Appointment to most of the Service Academies is an inherently political process, so regular admission standards may not be applied. I can understand the need for representative junior officers, but extending that to senior officers is a questionable idea.

 

[excalibur]

The judge is a leftoid liar in a dirty black robe.

One of those "compromise" District Court appointees that Bush II had to agree to in order to get the support of both leftoid Maryland Dem Senators.

 

[The Duke]

This is a pretty gray area it looks like to me.