Justice Scalia's comments

These were made this week during oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas.

"They're being pushed into schools that are too advanced for them," Scalia said of African-American students accepted under affirmative action programs.

"Most of the black scientists in this country do not come from the most advanced schools," Scalia, a noted opponent of affirmative action said, according to reporters present for the case.

Scalia: Affirmative action doesn't help 'black scientists'

 

He's talking about kids not qualified to attend schools. I don't understand why this is controversial.

It isn't surprising that Scalia thinks kids are better off going to "lesser" schools. Despite his credentials, he's not an elitist. He encourages young lawyers to stay away from big firms and take jobs where they can have a life at home and a place in the community.

A friend of mine clerked for him last year, thus giving him a golden ticket to whatever New York or D.C. firm he wanted to go to, probably with a $250,000 signing bonus. He instead chose to go back home to Columbus, Ohio. I have little doubt that was Scalia's influence.

 

Georgetown, Harvard law, then taught at Virginia. A regular man of the people.

 

Hence: "Despite his credentials(.)"

 

So 2015 Scalia is transported back in time to vote on Brown v. Board of Education.

Think it goes 8-1 instead of 9-0?

 

Scalia is a douche but his question and statement was prompted by a study cited in a friend of the court brief on the case. The premisr is that in order to obtain "diversity", acadamic institutions are admitting students who may not be qualified for the rigours of elite, selective institutions. There are statistics that bare this out.

another question that doesn't get play was Roberts questions 'How does a diverse classroom help students in physics'?

 

Scalia is an old coot whom they'll have to haul out of the chamber in a hearse as long as a Democrat is in the White House. (At least until after Herr Trump wins and dissolves SCOTUS by fiat.)

 

Words matter, Despite all his book learning and such we're supposed to assume he didn't mean what it sounds like he said?

 

No, we all know he was giddy to be able to say it out loud

 

Context matters, too.

 

What exactly is it that you're saying "it sounds like he said"?