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Rocket · 01-16-2003, 11:37 AM

Let's look at affirmative action. The issue with the UM case is this, that "students are being selected or rejected based primarily on the color of their skin." Does it matter that these people are other than white? Heck yea. I thought we're supposed to live in a world where skin color doesn't matter.

Taken straight from Martin Luther King's famous speech, which many minorities pin their hopes on: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." To me, it looks like they are doing precisely that, being judged by the color of your skin.

Bush is trying to point out the unconstitutionality of such efforts. Before you go on a rant, consider his follow-up statement. "We should not be satisfied with the current numbers of minorities on Americans college campuses. Much progress has been made; much more is needed. University officials have the responsibility and the obligation to make a serious, effective effort to reach out to students from all walks of life, without falling back on unconstitutional quotas. Schools should seek diversity by considering a broad range of factors in admissions, including a student's potential and life experiences."

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Rocket is Offline Senior Member Posts: 445 Join Date: Jun 2002	01-16-2003, 11:37 AM Let's look at affirmative action. The issue with the UM case is this, that "students are being selected or rejected based primarily on the color of their skin." Does it matter that these people are other than white? Heck yea. I thought we're supposed to live in a world where skin color doesn't matter. Taken straight from Martin Luther King's famous speech, which many minorities pin their hopes on: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." To me, it looks like they are doing precisely that, being judged by the color of your skin. Bush is trying to point out the unconstitutionality of such efforts. Before you go on a rant, consider his follow-up statement. "We should not be satisfied with the current numbers of minorities on Americans college campuses. Much progress has been made; much more is needed. University officials have the responsibility and the obligation to make a serious, effective effort to reach out to students from all walks of life, without falling back on unconstitutional quotas. Schools should seek diversity by considering a broad range of factors in admissions, including a student's potential and life experiences."