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Sorry for the delayed response - Internet's been down and I've been too busy at work to get on.


I think a system like this sounds great. I also agree that there are other things than race to create diversity. I think the key is that there needs to be a blending of individuals from different socioeconomic statuses; unfortunately this pairs very closely with race.

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Everyone?

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this ruling had zero to do with Brown.....as I said certain parties bleat for diversity then assist in creating a non diverse atmosphere ..the sine qua non of lib political actionisism...if the libs really gave a crap about it, they would demand that the school system be revamped..ala charter schools etc. and not by throwing more money at it, but by holding teachers and more so administrators accountable foe failures in inner city schools....but that’s not “politic” with the victimization ideology that they foist on the African American community each and every single chance they get...

MLK is rolling in his grave in the broken down poorly maintained tribute that his body occupies...

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So the state planners must arrogate to themselves the right to manipulate any sector of the economic system if the good of “society” or the “general welfare” is paramount.

Ipso- if the rights of the individual get in the way, the rights of the individual must be sublimated.

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Except, of course, those of us who have actually worked within the school system, and know that charter schools add nothing, that busing increased diversity, not decreased it; that the problems with the school system, while rampant, are NOTHING compared to the failings of the "parents."


Your generalizations are so fucking pathetic.

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they add nothing? please ....and if you’re going to get personal, that’s the perfect lib camouflage which you exhibit to the inth degree...don’t like the comment? attack.......or better ye shut it up..very nice, very good what model of objectivity you exhibit..ifs that you attitude and you work in the school system you are either so brain washed or are a self righteous loon.,..dude, ....thats pathetic ..so if YOU ARE a member of the local school union show me the MONEY what the hell are we paying or? If I have to post studies that show the longer our kids spend in school the more there test scores go down ( I’d use the word precipitously, but at the rate our kids are learning I am not sure you could comprehend it, I will ....soooo for you. I’ll translate, they get dumber)..what now Batman?




...charter schools and demanding accountability, and being refused by the likes of you to protect your own......, is insulting ..who the hell do you think you are? We have been shoveling loads of money into a failing system for the past 20 years and the results...? what results ..? what us? show results (well PARDON ME for asking for results) ..results which do not appear to be ever forthcoming....(regards the amounts of money and TRUST we are placing in you)...so do me a favor take your anger, and failings and look in the mirror..

those are particulars, if you want to answer in a desultory manner ( for you and what it appears your lack of mental acuity- : marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another; "desultory thoughts"; "the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties" )my point is proved...you wanna debate the school system in this country? bring it on. ...

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No individual can plan his own existence in their view.

So the state planners must arrogate to themselves the right to manipulate any sector of the economic system if the good of “society” or the “general welfare” is paramount.

Ipso- if the rights of the individual get in the way, the rights of the individual must be sublimated.

The Road to Serfdom
FA Hayek (interpretation)


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Sigh.

Charter schools have not been shown to have any improvement in student performance, and are often related to decreases therein.

Nice use of the talking points, though. Too bad you know jack shit about education, huh?

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Yes, it was a serious problem in many school districts that did this and negatively impacted many students.

Regarding diversity, there is a lot more to diversity than the color of someone's skin. Having a white man, a black man, and an Asian man working in the same office together has squat to do with making the office diverse.

Chief Justice Roberts said it best. "The best way to end discrimination is to end discrimination".

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No, it's just plain racism. There is no such thing as reverse racism.

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Live here seven days a week and get back to us.

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I have found in many cases that those who scream racism the loudest are usually the ones practicing it the most. Conformfailure is a good example of that.

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I'm glad this decision came down the way it did. Finally, the law of equal protection takes a step toward equality. Previous courts have imposed their own ideas on how best to acheive diversity without regard for whether they were actually abiding the equal protection clause.

I only wish they had more squarely addressed the issue of what "diversity" is and how it became a "compelling interest". The Court in Grutter and Gratz perverted the idea of "diversity" into being based completely upon race. In my opinion "diversity" is just as aptly acheived by having people of the same color from polar opposite financial or cultural backgrounds.

Diversity is an admirable goal, but an unelected bureaucrat deciding what the proper mix should be is not the right way to go about obtaining it.

Yes, because we know we want petty partisan politicians making the decision instead. . .

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I have to disagree. High schools need to cut back on remedial courses. Advanced classes always take a back seat to remedial classes. That's b.s. Students will accept the standards set before them. Set the standards low and many students will perform to those low standards.

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