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Old 01-08-2010, 12:53 AM
 
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Between 2000 and 2008, 89 percent of the white candidates who took the test passed it, compared to 73 percent of African-American candidates and 77 percent of Hispanic candidates, the lawsuit says.
What a joke this affirmative action is. If you cant pass the test, you dont deserve anything. Its a written test that is the same for everyone. how in the hell can it be racist?
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Old 01-08-2010, 12:56 AM
 
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Good god. Sounds like a replay of the case with the firemen from Connecticut. I hope this case has the same outcome.
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Old 01-08-2010, 12:58 AM
 
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This is a joke!

What the hell?
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Old 01-08-2010, 03:07 AM
 
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Affimative action is a total joke. The best and the brightest should get the positions, whatever their race.
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Old 01-08-2010, 05:40 AM
 
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Perhaps we should look at the score rate based on the high school, and fund appropriately. It may be an issue of not providing a quality education, thus giving an unlevel playing field.
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Old 01-08-2010, 06:25 AM
 
Location: San Diego
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Perhaps we should look at the score rate based on the high school, and fund appropriately. It may be an issue of not providing a quality education, thus giving an unlevel playing field.
Public school is free, Junior College is almost free and there is almost unlimited funding for children of Parents who are disadvantaged economically.


In other words, they just were unmotivated. They should not be rewarded for that.
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Old 01-08-2010, 06:29 AM
 
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Public school is free, Junior College is almost free and there is almost unlimited funding for children of Parents who are disadvantaged economically.


In other words, they just were unmotivated. They should not be rewarded for that.


If you think that public school education is comparable across all communities, you need to read more. Oh, wait, calling minorities lazy and unmotivated is a fine Amerikan tradition. Nevermind.
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