Monday, July 30, 2007
Why do we even need courts?
Ronald Cruz says stuff. Always a fun read.
The national fight to defend affirmative action is also the fight to save Brown. BAMN's federal lawsuit against Ward Connerly's anti-affirmative action constitutional amendment in Michigan, Proposal 2, is a new opportunity in this fight. A national victory in this case can reverse anti-affirmative action ballot initiatives across the country, including California's Proposition 209, and undermine Seattle-Louisville ruling. They'd better slow down and make sure there's a dead conservative on the Supreme Court, first, then. Somehow I doubt that the Supreme Court which supposedly hates Brown v. Board of Education, and ruled against some integration plans, would rule the way the BAMN folks want.
When we stand up and fight, no court or governmental authority is stronger than our movement. Somehow, the old "the government is keeping us down" view doesn't seem nearly as meaningful when folks are making demands on the government-funded public education system. After all, the supposed great benefits from this movement are, by definition, limited to the strength of government authority.
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