Judge: California's women on boards law is unconstitutional

[In It to Win It]

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[JohnSJ]

1. Because women are second class citizens (sarcasm)

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. Although I appreciate the idea behind this law ... I suspect the Judge is right ...

Guess we'll see what the Ninth has to say.

[In It to Win It]

3. I believe this is a state court case. It won't go to the Ninth

[Hugh_Lebowski]

4. Okay ... it will go up the state court chain then, right?

At least an appeal?

[In It to Win It]

7. Yes, if the state appeals, it'll go the state's apellate court and maybe work its way up to the

state supreme court.

[whathehell]

5. Likely because the corporation is viewed as "private property".

As I learned long ago, Affirmative Action only applies to Government agencies OR those companies/institutions getting money from the government.

[ripcord]

6. I honestly can't remember the last time I heard a quota system upheld nt

[ForgedCrank]

8. Regardless of

how honest the intent was (and it most certainly was), this is the very thing we rail against. Gender bias, etc.
Government has no business mandating things based on gender or anything else where they aren't the hiring company. And even then, the only factor should be qualifications and skill. Their only say in the matter should be dealing with those who do show biases in the hiring process.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

9. No actually we don't rail about that here ...

We rail ... if straight white dudes appear as favored.

Any other case is really not a problem, typically lauded.

It's cause we're all the devil, though, so I understand

The rest of your thesis though ... I tend to agree.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Bulls**t. Then the rights of women have been violated for the last 239 years.