'Not all black politicians, intellectuals, and Americans are devastated by the Supreme Court decision... There is a long tradition of black conservatism and to ignore that is to willfully leave out a legitimate part of black history.' -Jack_Elbaum
However, many seem to think he is the only black leader or intellectual who holds these views. But this is not the case.First, let’s take a look at the concurring opinion receiving so much attention.
He continued, writing that Jackson “would replace the second Founders’ vision [of equality under the law] with an organizing principle based on race. In fact, in her view, almost all of life’s outcomes may be unhesitatingly ascribed to race.” Concluding that these racial preference policies “fly in the face of our colorblind Constitution and our Nation’s equality ideal” and “are plainly — and boldly — unconstitutional,” he writes that he holds 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.
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