It's not surprising that
the right-wing and conservative ed bloggers in particular, are applauding the Supreme Court's racist Schuette decision. The decision, called
"this court'sPlessy vs. Ferguson" by
Shanta Driver, the attorney who argued the case before the Supreme Court, essentially puts the nail in the coffin of affirmative action plans in states like Michigan, where T-baggers like
Gov. Snyder rule the roost.
Among the worst defenders of Schuette is
EdWeek blogger Frederick Hess who slammed Justice
Sonia Sotomayor for her dissenting vote. He accuses her of "thundering" that judges "ought not sit back and wish away, rather than confront, the racial inequality that exists in our society."
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Sotomayor said the court "eviscerates" a key equal-protection guarantee that government should not make it harder for minorities to participate in self-government.
"I cannot ignore the unfortunate outcome of today's decision: Short of amending the state constitution, a Herculean task, racial minorities in Michigan are deprived of even an Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The Schuette Decision -- This generation's Plessy vs. Ferguson:
