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The civil rights act, as written makes this form of discrimination illegal. However the supreme court undid this in United Steelworkers v Weber. I do not unde
by abigail95 4y ago
The civil rights act, as written makes this form of discrimination illegal.
However the supreme court undid this in United Steelworkers v Weber.
I do not understand how Americans find it acceptable that you can vote for people, they can pass clear statutory language that says you cannot discriminate and then SCOTUS can come along, and read the complete opposite meaning into the statute.
- wafflestomp 4y agoThe dissent’s argument - “Were Congress to act today specifically to prohibit the type of racial discrimination suffered by Weber, it would be hard pressed to draft language better tailored to the task than that found in § 703(d) of Title VII:” Is pretty spot on. SCOTUS needs to revisit this issue. Or congress needs to revise the Civil Rights act to correct the wording cited by the Supreme Court majority on their opinion. Their argument is that the statue states that it’s not “required”, but doesn’t state “required, or allowed”, thus suggesting that congress intended to allow this racial based decisions. And yet Congress included 703(d). Absurd court case which is the source of this ongoing insanity.