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Civil Rights Act does not ban affirmative action. As long as its aiming to correct a statistical imbalance, which a 10-1 ratio is certainly is. (And a few mor
by darkchasma 13y ago
Civil Rights Act does not ban affirmative action. As long as its aiming to correct a statistical imbalance, which a 10-1 ratio is certainly is. (And a few more points, but nothing to conclude your assertion is certain)
- TheCoelacanth 13y agoAs the two cases I cited indicate, affirmative action is not illegal, but completely excluding candidates because of their membership in a protected class, or any type of quota for minorities is illegal. Affirmative action can be applied during the hiring process to favor some candidates, but not to completely exclude some class of candidate.
- darkchasma 13y agoHeh, I think we're arguing inches from each other at this point, with nowhere to go until a landmark opinion presents itself. gg