General Discussion

Effete Snob

(8,387 posts)

6. Divide which political parties?

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 11:29 AM

Jun 2023

Identify the political party which has this as part of its platform?

It certainly is something that people bring up with no connection to any actual legislation or definite program proposal.

So, let's be specific. Which parties and federal candidates for office have proposed anything definite that you believe is likely to pass a majority legislative vote and then be challenged in court?

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

38 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

I think the decision against affirmative action bodes ill for reparations [View all] Model35mech Jun 2023 OP

Reparations are not going to happen. Autumn Jun 2023 #1

Or if they do, they will most certainly face court challenges Model35mech Jun 2023 #2

Divide which political parties? Effete Snob Jun 2023 #6

Well, the republicans will certainly distance themselves from democrats Model35mech Jun 2023 #8

Yes, they also distance themselves from Democrats drinking abducted child hormones Effete Snob Jun 2023 #9

What I identified is a parallel between reparations and affirmative action Model35mech Jun 2023 #11

He is right...it won't happen and could hurt us politically. It is not popular. I think that is un Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #22

Direct reparations were never going to happen anyway. NT Happy Hoosier Jun 2023 #10

That's an opinion on an unknown future, but I suspect Model35mech Jun 2023 #13

education and access to capital are an alternative to reparations bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #3

Yes, I fully agree Model35mech Jun 2023 #5

This ruling was definitely made in favor of the right wing white wing. Initech Jun 2023 #4

Right wingers, yes, but I think it facilitates arguments of more than whites Model35mech Jun 2023 #7

The result of this ruling will be many more Asian and South Asian students. roamer65 Jun 2023 #12

I think it will mean asymmetrical addmissions for the "high-performing" Model35mech Jun 2023 #14

And if that happens, the "elite" schools will no longer be "elite". Yavin4 Jun 2023 #19

Well, it means admistions will succeed for those with elite merit Model35mech Jun 2023 #27

That is pretty much what happened Mr.Bill Jun 2023 #37

There is a way to construct a reparations plan that could win a majority of political support Yavin4 Jun 2023 #15

See mine below JustAnotherGen Jun 2023 #20

I don't think so... Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #26

Care to expand? Yavin4 Jun 2023 #28

It depends on how Reparations are meted out JustAnotherGen Jun 2023 #16

It won't ever happen. Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #18

I said JustAnotherGen Jun 2023 #21

Apples and oranges my friend. There is no way to do this fairly...and no one would be happy. It Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #24

No its not JustAnotherGen Jun 2023 #34

Also - I just told you how to do it fairly JustAnotherGen Jun 2023 #35

"Won't Ever" is a very very long time in political life Model35mech Jun 2023 #23

Oh please let's be real here. I do not say it would not be a good thing. But given the lack Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #25

Well it could be that current Overton window for this could be closed Model35mech Jun 2023 #29

Thank you JustAnotherGen Jun 2023 #36

I want to keep hope about this issue alive Model35mech Jun 2023 #38

Reparations will not happen. Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #17

Repetition does not strengthen an argument. Model35mech Jun 2023 #30

Ya think? This SCOTUS is the fever-dream of those who replaced Thurgood Marshall with C Thomas Hekate Jun 2023 #31

Yes, it's been a decades long project of the Federalist Society Model35mech Jun 2023 #32

Took a long time for us to get into this hole, & with all the dirt being shoveled on top of us... Hekate Jun 2023 #33