Affirmative action ruling makes it easy for elites
By CAROL M. SWAIN
The victory that affirmative action’s proponents scored in the University of Michigan Law School decision is a loss for our nation, and it may well prove to be the death knell for amicable race relations in the future.
Most Americans view the U.S. Supreme Court as the place of last resort for fairness and equity. Polls show that the overwhelming majority of Americans of all races oppose the use of racial preferences in public policies. By upholding the use of race in law school admissions, the court has taken the easy way out and succumbed to outside pressures bent on maintaining the status quo.