Biden on affirmative action decision: 'This is not a normal court'

[BeckyDem]

President Biden on Thursday weighed in on the Supreme Court following its decision to upend affirmative action in college admissions, calling it “not normal.”

“This is not a normal court,” the president said at the White House when asked whether thought the institution had gone “rogue.”

Excerpt: Earlier on Thursday, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) said the court’s legitimacy is now in question, calling the decision “radical.”

In the opinion that broke along ideological lines, conservative justices invalidated admissions practices at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, ruling they did not comply with the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4074000-biden-on-affirmative-action-decision-this-is-not-a-normal-court/



( Yep, not normal. )

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. This court is not normal

Link to tweet

[Skittles]

2. they are the very definition of an "activist court"

you know, the kind repukes are usually always whining about

[BeckyDem]

5. Thanks for the video.

[MichMan]

3. 57% of California voters are not normal

California and Michigan "not normal" voters both voted to ban Affirmative Action in their states.

California voted to uphold the ban in 2019 by a margin of 57-43.

[BeckyDem]

4. That is regressive action and definitely not normal.

A norm would be recognition of inequality and taking measures to address it.

I don't care who votes it down.

[BeckyDem]

6. The latest effort, known as Assembly Constitutional Amendment 7,

"Didn't we already vote this down in 2020?" a voter may rightfully ask, referring to the failed campaign of Proposition 16, which sought to undo California's voter-approved 1996 ban on using race, sex, national origin and ethnicity as a factor in public university admissions and other state programs.

The latest effort, known as Assembly Constitutional Amendment 7, wouldn't fully overturn Proposition 209, which created the country's first ban on affirmative action 27 years ago. Instead, it would allow state agencies to send the governor a waiver request to avoid Proposition 209's restrictions, as long as the exception is based on scholarly research.

The aim is to have the constitutional amendment appear as a proposition on the November 2024 ballot, when voters will decide the country's next president. To get there, the measure needs to clear each chamber in the state Legislature by a two-thirds vote.

https://paloaltoonline.com/news/2023/06/26/california-voters-may-again-vote-on-whether-to-bring-back-affirmative-action-in-limited-form

[Baitball Blogger]

7. I like a politician who isn't afraid of plain, honest

Talk.