{"id":1960393,"date":"2023-06-29T13:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-dagger-in-our-back-leftists-freak-out-after-scotus-overturns-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T13:59:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:59:25","slug":"a-dagger-in-our-back-leftists-freak-out-after-scotus-overturns-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-dagger-in-our-back-leftists-freak-out-after-scotus-overturns-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftists outraged as SCOTUS overturns college admissions affirmative action."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-dagger-in-our-back-leftists-freak-out-after-scotus-overturns-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1960393&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Admission Policies<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Leftist politicians and pundits expressed rage on Thursday after a landmark Supreme Court decision was released that struck down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apologists-for-race-based-college-admissions-cant-explain-its-educational-benefits\/\" title=\"Apologists for Race-Based College Admissions Can\u2019t Explain Its Educational Benefits\">race-based admission policies<\/a> of Harvard and the University of North Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-exempts-military-academies-in-affirmative-action-ruling\/\" title=\"Supreme Court exempts military academies from affirmative action ruling.\">race-based admissions programs<\/a> at the schools violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, drawing the ire of prominent Democrat politicians and leftist commentators.<\/p>\n<h3>Outrage from Prominent Democrats<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-dagger-in-our-back-leftists-freak-out-after-scotus-overturns-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions\/\" title=\"Leftists outraged as SCOTUS overturns college admissions affirmative action.\">ruling diminished \u201chard-fought progress<\/a> for racial justice.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the decision was \u201cmisguided\u201d and would hinder the country&#8217;s march for racial justice.<\/li>\n<li>Former President Barack Obama stated that the ruling would hamper minorities&#8217; educational opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>ABC News commentator and former acting Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile criticized the decision, claiming it &#8220;whitewashes the Constitution.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ABC brought in Donna Brazile and it was quite the meltdown over the SCOTUS decision on affirmative action.<\/p>\n<p>Watch and enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>h\/t: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanGirdusky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RyanGirdusky<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xiadN4T7IE\">pic.twitter.com\/xiadN4T7IE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1674431725500518402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Activist and MSNBC commentator Al Sharpton also lamented the decision, stating that it disregards the history and necessity of affirmative action.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Al Sharpton weighing in on SCOTUS decision on Affirmative Action: &#8220;I think that this is tantamount to sticking a dagger in our back because what they have said now is that it is unconstitutional to even consider race\u2026&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oCpbZDlXrm\">pic.twitter.com\/oCpbZDlXrm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Tober (@KevinTober94) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinTober94\/status\/1674436821873197058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Princeton professor Eddie Glaude predicted that a &#8220;segregated higher education landscape&#8221; would emerge as a result of the ruling.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eddie Glaude claims the country will &#8220;return&#8221; to &#8220;segregated&#8221; colleges and universities.<br \/>Sounding like a racist, he openly decries more Asian students getting admitted to institutions of higher education. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IeFFacFfUV\">pic.twitter.com\/IeFFacFfUV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickFondacaro\/status\/1674421655345692675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Conservative Celebration<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Conservatives celebrated the court&#8217;s decision, viewing it as a win for merit-based academic admissions.<\/li>\n<li>Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) expressed gratitude for the ruling, stating that admissions should be decided on merit, not by the color of one&#8217;s skin.<\/li>\n<li>Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) cautioned conservatives to ensure that universities do not find ways to circumvent the ruling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The Supreme Court&#8217;s Ruling<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The majority opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, stated that universities could allow applicants to mention personal experiences of racism when applying for colleges, but explicit policies based on race were deemed unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling came after a group called Students for Fair Admissions sued the schools, accusing them of unfairly factoring race into their admissions processes. The group highlighted the high test scores of Asian-American and white applicants who were rejected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, leftist politicians and pundits were furious over a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated Harvard and the University of North Carolina&#8217;s race-based admission policies. 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