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The Rich Zeoli Show

Clarence Thomas Writes Bombshell Concurrence in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard

The Rich Zeoli Show

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🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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  • In a six to three landmark decision released on Thursday morning, the Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for universities to prioritize race when considering admissions applications—effectively ending affirmative action in college admissions. You can read more about the decision here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-rules-against-affirmative-action-c94b5a9c
  • In October 2022, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina—which challenged the constitutionality of race-based admission practices. North Carolina Solicitor General Ryan Park argued that “racially diverse schools” offer “educational benefits.” Justice Clarence Thomas questioned the validity of that claim, stating: “I don’t put much stock in that because I’ve heard similar arguments in favor of segregation, too.”
  • In his concurring opinion in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote: “While I am painfully aware of the social and economic ravages which have befallen my race and all who suffer discrimination, I hold out enduring hope that this country will live up to its principles so clearly enunciated in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States: that all men are created equal, are equal citizens, and must be treated equally before the law.” In response to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent, Thomas argues: “race-infused world view falls flat at each step. Individuals are the sum of their unique experiences, challenges, and accomplishments. What matters is not the barriers they face, but how they choose to confront them. And their race is not to blame for everything—good or bad—that happens in their lives. A contrary, myopic world view based on individuals’ skin color to the total exclusion of their personal choices is nothing short of racial determinism.” You can read an abbreviated version of Justice Thomas’ concurring opinion here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/read-it-supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-delivers-must-read-opinion-in-affirmative-action-ruling and read the court’s opinion here: https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/06/supreme-court-decision-in-unc-admissions-case-1.pdf
  • In his concurring opinion in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, Justice Neil Gorsuch documents the problems that arise when societally we classify people by race, specifically when it comes to the college application process: “If anything, attempts to divide us all up into a handful of groups have become only more incoherent with time. American families have become increasingly multicultural, a fact that has led to unseemly disputes about whether someone is really a member of a certain racial or ethnic group. There are decisions denying Hispanic status to someone of Italian-Argentine descent…as well as someone with one Mexican grandparent…Yet there are also decisions granting Hispanic status to a Sephardic Jew whose ancestors fled Spain centuries ago…and bestowing a ‘sort of Hispanic’ status on a person with one Cuban grandparent.” You can read an abbreviated version of Justice Gorsuch’s concurrence here: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/gorsuch-highlights-the-absurdities-of-racial-classification/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=article

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0:00.0

W-P-H-D-W-E-P-H-D-H-D-W-O-G-L-H-D-D-3, Philadelphia, from the Cheerio Volos studios, where relationships matter.

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This dish is the next generation of talk.

0:20.5

Now on Talk Radio 1210 W-P-H-D, Rich Ziole.

0:26.5

A big, big win for fairness at the United States Supreme Court today, as they say, race-based admissions in higher education is inherently unconstitutional.

0:40.5

And of course, the Democrats react by saying, we're going to find a way around it to keep doing what we do, which is to discriminate.

0:47.0

Welcome to the show. Glad you're here today, 8558391210, on Twitter, at Rich Ziole.

0:53.0

Very busy day today with this huge, huge ruling.

0:56.0

Tomorrow will be the ruling on the Biden student loan bribery scheme.

1:01.0

We'll see what the court says on that tomorrow.

1:03.0

But for today, it's that and also the issue of a poster worker who sued because he didn't want to have to work on Sundays, because it was a Sabbath.

1:11.0

And at the time that he signed up for the U.S. Postal Service, he didn't have to.

1:14.0

So I'll tell you what the court ruled on that.

1:16.0

And then also a question of can a person who's an artist say, I don't want to take your business because I don't agree with your values, so to speak, because they contradict my values.

1:29.0

And I'm an artist and I don't have to enter into creativity.

1:32.0

I certainly say so. We'll see how the United States Supreme Court views it.

1:36.0

But on this issue of race-based college admissions, first of all, a couple of things real, real fun.

1:41.0

Joe Biden came out today. The man can barely read.

1:44.0

I mean, it was so painful listening to this.

1:46.0

I was in the car listening to it on Fox News and listening to him stumble and repeat himself.

1:53.0

And the guy can't read.

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