Scalia channels U.S. top court colleague Thomas in race remarks

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Scalia channels U.S. top court colleague Thomas in race remarks
Reuters
By Lawrence Hurley and Joan Biskupic
6 hours ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Wednesday questioned whether some blacks and Hispanics are academically ready for the University of Texas at Austin, he drew quick criticism from civil rights advocates.

An opponent of affirmative action known for his blunt rhetoric, Scalia might also have been channeling the one justice on the bench who said nothing on Wednesday: Clarence Thomas, the court's only black member.

During the oral arguments over race-based student admissions policies, Scalia said "there are those who contend that it does not benefit African Americans," and some minorities might be better suited to "less advanced" or "slower track" schools.

Thomas, a fellow conservative, has long argued that such programs hurt minorities, including in a 2013 opinion the last time the justices took up the University of Texas case. Thomas wrote that blacks and Hispanics admitted under the university's program that considers race among other characteristics are "far less prepared than their white and Asian classmates."


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[forest444]

1. Scaliar's favorite song must be "Me and My Shadow."

[KeepItReal]

2. One entitled girl who wasn't in the top 10% of her class

Which was the MAIN criteria for U of Texas at the time is being used by the right wing to make this about race and not her own academic insufficiency.

[Midnight Writer]

3. Thomas never speaks in Court.

In fact, one reporter claimed that he often turns his chair around and plays games on his phone during sessions.

Of course, he doesn't have to pay attention. He just votes with Scalia 100% of the time. Nice work if you can get it.