Commentary

“Affirmative” Action: Is Outlawing Discrimination Unconstitutional?

By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, October 17 2013

Does the Constitution prohibit states from outlawing the racial discrimination regime euphemistically known as “affirmative action?” Stated differently, does the Equal Protection Clause prohibit laws requiring equal protection? Believe it or not, the U.S. Supreme Court is actually being forced to answer that question. Even more disturbingly, one of our nation’s appellate courts actually accepted the argument that states cannot prohibit affirmative action discrimination. Here’s what the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause reads, in relevant…

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