Washington Affairs |
30 June 2003
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Supreme Court Permits Some Discrimination
The Supreme Court has come down on both sides of the affirmative action issue in the recent cases of Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger -- admissions cases at the University of Michigan. The court said it was acceptable to use race as a factor in determining who attended the university, but the point system used there was unconstitutional. It is a shame the court did not expand on the general idiocy of the undergraduate admissions policy. Click here to read more.
US Deaths Mount After Major Combat Ends
President Bush was careful in choosing his words when he declared the major fighting over in Iraq; he distinctly did not say that the war was over. He was correct. American and British forces were attacked and killed last week, and this will continue for the indefinite future. The reason is an ill-conceived occupation, which required the Anglo-American's to be cheered as liberators rather than tolerated as construction engineers. Click here for more.