[Vision2020] Isn't This Racist?
J.Sullivan
jsullivan@moscow.com
Sun, 6 Apr 2003 23:16:49 -0700
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MessageREQUIEM AETERNAM
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,=20
et lux perpetua luceat eis.=20
Lt. Thomas Mullin Adams
Exchange officer with the Royal Navy's 849 Squadron
La Mesa, California
Spc. Jamaal R. Addison=20
507th Maintenance Company=20
Roswell, Georgia=20
Cpl. Stephen John Allbutt=20
Queen's Royal Lancers=20
Stoke-on-Trent, England=20
Sapper Luke Allsopp
33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
North London, England=20
Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
Durham, North Carolina
Maj. Jay Aubin
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Waterville, Maine=20
Pfc. Chad E. Bales
1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group
Coahoma, Texas
Capt. Ryan Beaupre
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Bloomington, Illinois=20
Lance Corporal Shaun Andrew Brierley
212 Signal Squadron 1 (UK), Armoured Division=20
West Yorkshire, England=20
Sgt. Michael E. Bitz=20
2nd Marine Division
Ventura, California=20
Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair
2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group-28, 2nd =
Marine Aircraft Wing=20
Wagoner, Oklahoma=20
Army Spc. Matthew Boule
Dracut, Massachusetts
Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing=20
1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment=20
Cedar Key, Florida=20
Sgt. George Edward Buggs
3rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division=20
Barnell, South Carolina=20
Sgt. Jacob L. Butler
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment
Wellsville, Kansas
Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley
F Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division
Layton, Utah
Colour Sgt. John Cecil=20
Royal Marines=20
Plymouth, England=20
2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers
1st Battalion, 5th Marines
Harrison, Mississippi=20
Trooper David Jeffrey Clarke=20
Queen's Royal Lancers=20
Littleworth, Staffordshire, England=20
Capt. Aaron J. Contreras
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Aircraft =
Group-39
Sherwood, Oregon
Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton-Weldon
2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
Conyers, Georgia=20
Staff Sgt. Simon Cullingworth=20
33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
Essex, England=20
Spc. Michael Edward Curtin=20
2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
South Plains, New Jersey=20
Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy
507th Maintenance Company=20
Cleveland, Ohio=20
Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto
507th Maintenance Company
El Paso, Texas=20
Lance Bombadier Llywelyn Karl Evans
29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery=20
Llandudno, Wales=20
Cpl. Mark Evnin
3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
South Burlington, Vermont
Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez
Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command
El Paso, Texas
Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley
1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment=20
Lee, Florida=20
Cpl. Jose A. Garibay=20
1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment=20
Orange, California=20
Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzales=20
1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
Los Angeles, California=20
Lt. Philip D Green=20
849 Squadron, Royal Navy=20
Pfc. Christian Daniel Gurtner
3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division
Ohio City, Ohio
Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
Los Angeles, California=20
Cpt. Philip Stuart Guy=20
3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines=20
Chief Warrant Officer 4th Class Erik A. Halvorsen
Bennington, Vermont
Marine Sholto Hedenskog=20
Royal Marines=20
Sgt. Les Hehir=20
29 Commando Regiment, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Artillery=20
Poole, Dorset, England
Sgt. Nicholas M. Hodson
3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
Smithville, Missouri
Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull
The Blues and Royals, Household Cavalry Regiment=20
Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Class Scott Jamar
Sweetwater, Texas
Cpl. Evan T. James
Reservist with the Naval and Marine Corps, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine =
Regiment, 1st Marine Division=20
La Harpe, Illinois
William A. Jeffries
152nd Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard
Evansville, Illinois=20
Pfc. Howard Johnson II=20
507th Maintenance Company=20
Mobile, Alabama=20
Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson, Jr.
Naval Medical Center, Third Marine Division Detachment
Little Rock, Arkansas=20
Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan=20
1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
Enfield, Connecticut=20
Cpl. Brian Kennedy
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Houston, Texas=20
Spc. James M. Kiehl
507th Maintenance Company=20
Des Moines, Iowa=20
Lt. Antony King=20
849 Squadron A Flight, Royal Navy=20
Helston, England=20
Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus
Engineering Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service =
Support Group
Scott, Iowa
Sgt. Michael V. Lalush
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Air Craft =
Group-39
Troutville, Virginia
Lt. Marc A. Lawrence=20
849 Squadron, Royal Navy=20
Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England
Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais
3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
Utah
Spc. Ryan P. Long
A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
Seaford, Delaware
Christopher R Maddison
9 Assault Squadron, Royal Marines=20
Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione
Bridge Company B, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service =
Support Group
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Flight Lt. Kevin Barry Main=20
9 Squadron, Royal Air Force=20
Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez-Flores
1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division
Los Angeles, California
Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata=20
507th Maintenance Company
El Paso, Texas=20
Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr.
1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division
Richmond, Virginia
Sgt. Brian McGinnis
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Aircraft =
Group-39
St. Georges, Delaware
Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division
Tracy, California
Pfc. Chad B. Metcalf
Coahoma, Texas
Staff Sergeant Chris Muir
Royal Logistic Corps=20
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Marine Maj. Kevin G. Nave=20
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Union Lake, Michigan
Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon
1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Nashville, Tennessee
Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr.
C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch =
Rocket System)
Harbor Creek, Pennsylvania
Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O'Day
1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division
Sonoma, California
Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski
2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
Buffalo, New York
Pfc. Lori Piestewa=20
507th Maintenance Company
Tuba City, Arizona=20
2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr.
Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment=20
Nye, Nevada=20
Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn
C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch =
Rocket System)
Longmont, Colorado
Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon=20
2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army=20
Conyers, Georgia=20
Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe
A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
Colorado
Sgt. Steven Mark Roberts=20
2nd Royal Tank Regiment, British Army=20
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England=20
Sgt. Todd J. Robbins
C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch =
Rocket System)
Pentwater, Michigan
Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez
1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division
Queens, New York
Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker=20
1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment=20
San Diego, California=20
Spc. Brandon Rowe
C Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne =
Division (Air Assault)
Roscoe, Illinois
Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) - 267, Marine Aircraft =
Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing,
Rehobeth, Massachusetts
Spc. Gregory P. Sanders=20
3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, U.S. Army=20
Hobart, Indiana=20
Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert
Army's 101st Airborne Division
Williams Township, Pennsylvania=20
Mechanic (Comm.) Second Class Ian Seymour=20
148 Commando Battery Royal Artillery, Royal Navy=20
Lance Corporal Karl Shearer
Household Cavalry Regiment=20
Cpl. Erik H. Silva
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Chula Vista, California
Pfc. Brandon Sloan=20
507th Maintenance Company=20
Bedford, Ohio=20
Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum=20
1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment=20
Adams, Colorado=20
Chief Warrant Officer 3rd Class Eric Smith
Rochester, New York
Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division
Escondido, Calif
Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon
2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Lance Cpl. Barry "Baz" Stephen=20
1st Battalion, Black Watch Regiment
Perth, Scotland=20
Maj. Gregory Stone=20
Idaho Air National Guard=20
Boise, Idaho=20
Warrant Officer Second Class Mark Stratford
Royal Marines=20
Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler=20
671st Engineer Brigade, U.S. Army=20
Portland, Oregon=20
Sgt. Donald Walters=20
507th Maintenance Company
Kansas City, Missouri=20
Maj. Jason Ward=20
Royal Marines=20
Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey=20
3d Marine Aircraft Wing
Baltimore, Maryland=20
Lt. Philip West=20
849 Squadron A Flight, Royal Navy=20
Budock Water, England=20
Lance Cpl. William W. White
3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division
Brooklyn, New York
Flight Lt. David Rhys Williams=20
9 Squadron, Royal Air Force=20
Sgt. Eugene Williams=20
2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army=20
Highland, New York=20
Lt. James Williams=20
849 Squadron A Flight, Royal Navy
Falmouth, England=20
Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams=20
1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Yuma, Arizona=20
Lt. Andrew S. Wilson=20
849 Squadron, Royal Navy=20
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I see the names of brave people, not a colour, or race, or sexual =
orientation... but people. A mother, sister, daughter... Fathers, sons, =
and brothers. I don't see color in this list. Just brave people who =
died.
Janesta Sullivan
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Dale Courtney=20
To: 'vision2020'=20
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 10:25 PM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Isn't This Racist?
Ms. Huskey. You said that "a rich mix of non-whites in the frontlines =
of combat."=20
Can you tell me what the death rate has been for minorities on the =
front line?=20
-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com =
[mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] On Behalf Of Melynda Huskey
Sent: Sunday, 06 April, 2003 21:04
To: Dale Courtney; vision2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Isn't This Racist?
Dale Courtney suspects that I'd be either surprised or in denial if =
I knew what the demographics of the U.S. Armed Forces are. I'm not sure =
why he thinks so, but in the interests of extending the boundaries of =
knowledge, I took a quick look at "Population Representation in the =
Military Service Fiscal Year 2002," a darned compelling little read by =
the Department of Defense.
Blacks represent 20% of total enlisted personnel (approximately 6% =
more than their representation in the general population)--23% in the =
Army, and less in other branches. They also represent 8% of active duty =
officers.
Latinos are under-represented in all branches of the services as =
enlisted personnel, except in the Marine Corps, where they have reached =
parity with the general population.
"Other," which includes multi-racial, Asian, Native American, and =
Pacific Islanders, are slightly over-represented in enlisted =
populations.
16% of all officers are non-white across all branches of the =
service.
I didn't bother to get the details on the drastic =
under-representation of women in all branches at all levels . . . but =
you can find it for yourself very easily by googling the title of the =
report.
Not exactly reeling with the shock of it all,
Melynda Huskey
----- Original Message -----
From: Dale Courtney
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 6:09 PM
To: 'vision2020'
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Isn't This Racist?
Ms. Huskey,=20
Would you care to provide the statistical breakdown of ethnic =
minorities in the military? Then the ethnic breakdown of those who have =
been killed so far?=20
I think you'd be surprised, or in denial.=20
Best,
Dale
-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com =
[mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] On Behalf Of Melynda Huskey
Sent: Saturday, 05 April, 2003 22:44
To: John Harrell; vision2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Isn't This Racist?
Dear John,
I shouldn't bother, but the information you quote below is only =
part of the story. Points-based admissions systems like Michigan's also =
award points for being the child of alumni (at historically white =
schools, of course, these points go most often to whites), for =
geographic diversity, for being a first-generation college student, for =
coming from a less-represented area of the state (in Michigan, that's =
the Upper Peninsula), for having specialized athletic ability, for being =
a veteran, and for all kinds of other things that provide a good mix of =
students. At some schools--although not, I believe, at =
Michigan--students who don't need financial aid receive separate =
consideration . . . a form of affirmative action for the wealthy.
Diversity at its finest, it seems, is a rich mix of non-whites =
in the frontlines of combat, but not in the front rows of college =
classrooms.
Melynda Huskey
----- Original Message -----
From: John Harrell
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 7:09 PM
To: vision2020
Subject: [Vision2020] Isn't This Racist?
{see below for article and URL.. I thought this article was =
interesting}
Excerpt:
The facts in the Michigan undergraduate case are easily =
understood:=20
On a 150-point admissions scale, an applicant gets points =
for various=20
achievements: three points for an outstanding essay, 12 =
points for a=20
perfect SAT score, 80 points for a 4.0 grade-point =
average--and 20 points=20
for being black, Hispanic or American Indian. White or Asian =
students with=20
lower than a 950 SAT score are automatically rejected; but =
if you are black,=20
Hispanic or Indian the rejection score is less than 850.
And if race-based preferences are constitutional in =
university admissions,=20
may there be race-based preferences in other areas--for job =
applications,=20
juror selection or the election of state legislators?=20
>From Bad to Diverse - The Supreme Court debates whether the =
14th Amendment means what it
says
WSJ ^ | April 4, 2003 | PETE DU PONT
=
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/?id=3D110003289
Is racial discrimination in the selection of applicants to =
attend colleges and law
schools acceptable--and constitutional--if its purpose is
to achieve diversity in the student body?=20
That was the question argued before the Supreme Court Tuesday. =
The University of Michigan
says yes, the social goal of diversity is
paramount. The qualified students rejected because of their =
race say no, such procedures
violate their rights under the 14th
Amendment, which guarantees "equal protection of the laws," =
and Title VI of the 1964
Civil Rights Act, which makes discrimination
"on the ground of race, color, or national origin" illegal for =
any institution receiving
federal funds.=20
The facts in the Michigan undergraduate case are easily =
understood: On a 150-point
admissions scale, an applicant gets points for
various achievements: three points for an outstanding essay, =
12 points for a perfect SAT
score, 80 points for a 4.0 grade-point
average--and 20 points for being black, Hispanic or American =
Indian. White or Asian
students with lower than a 950 SAT score are
automatically rejected; but if you are black, Hispanic or =
Indian the rejection score is
less than 850. The law-school preference program
is different but practices the same race-based discrimination =
in favor of certain
minority applicants.=20
There is an old law school adage: When you have the law on =
your side, argue the law; when
you have the facts, argue the facts; and
when you have neither the law nor the facts, pound on the =
table and scream like hell.
There was a polite bit of the latter in the
courtroom on Tuesday.
Maureen Mahoney, arguing the law school's case, said that of =
the "2,500 students who are
rejected each year, probably only 80 of
them . . . would have gotten an offer of admission from =
Michigan under a race-blind
system." That, she concluded, "is a very small
and diffuse burden" relative to the benefits of the racial =
preference program.=20
To which Justice Antonin Scalia replied: "I don't know any =
other area where we . . .
decide the case by saying, well, there are very
few people being treated unconstitutionally."=20
In the undergraduate case, there is a two-track admissions =
system, one for selected
minorities, and the other for everyone else.
Solicitor General Theodore Olson, weighing in on the =
plaintiffs' side, noted that "the
University of Michigan admissions program has
created a separate path and a separate door for preferred =
minorities. . . . If they meet
basic qualifications, their path is always clear and
their door is always open. . . . Nonpreferred groups face =
rigorous competition to get
through the other door."=20
Indeed, the university's lawyer, when pressed to identify a =
single minimally qualified
minority member who got the 20-point racial
bonus and was rejected for admission, admitted, "I can't give =
you one."=20
All of which leads to deeper questions. If there are to be =
race-based preferences, who
gets to pick the minorities that get the
preference? In the 1978 Bakke case, which involved University =
of California medical
students, Asian-Americans were included in the
preference class; at Michigan they are not. The 14th Amendment =
would not seem to give
state university admissions officials the
power to make such decisions, but that is what Michigan =
demands.
And if race-based preferences are constitutional in university =
admissions, may there be
race-based preferences in other areas--for job
applications, juror selection or the election of state =
legislators?=20
{..snip.. see URL for complete article..}
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<CENTER><STRONG><FONT size=3D5>R</FONT><FONT size=3D4>EQUIEM =
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size=3D4>ETERNAM</FONT><BR><BR></STRONG><STRONG><I>Requiem=20
aeternam dona eis, Domine, <BR>et lux perpetua luceat eis.=20
</I><BR><BR></FONT></STRONG><FONT color=3Dgray><STRONG>Lt. Thomas Mullin =
Adams<BR>Exchange officer with the Royal Navy's 849 Squadron<BR>La Mesa, =
California<BR><BR>Spc. Jamaal R. Addison <BR>507th Maintenance Company=20
<BR>Roswell, Georgia <BR><BR>Cpl. Stephen John Allbutt <BR>Queen's Royal =
Lancers=20
<BR>Stoke-on-Trent, England <BR><BR>Sapper Luke Allsopp<BR>33 Engineer =
Regiment=20
(Explosive Ordnance Disposal)<BR>North London, England <BR><BR>Lance =
Cpl. Brian=20
E. Anderson<BR>2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine=20
Division<BR>Durham, North Carolina<BR><BR>Maj. Jay Aubin<BR>3rd Marine =
Aircraft=20
Wing<BR>Waterville, Maine <BR><BR>Pfc. Chad E. Bales<BR>1st =
Transportation=20
Support Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group<BR>Coahoma,=20
Texas<BR><BR>Capt. Ryan Beaupre<BR>3rd Marine Aircraft =
Wing<BR>Bloomington,=20
Illinois <BR><BR>Lance Corporal Shaun Andrew Brierley<BR>212 Signal =
Squadron 1=20
(UK), Armoured Division <BR>West Yorkshire, England <BR><BR>Sgt. Michael =
E. Bitz=20
<BR>2nd Marine Division<BR>Ventura, California <BR><BR>Lance Cpl. Thomas =
A.=20
Blair<BR>2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control =
Group-28,=20
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing <BR>Wagoner, Oklahoma <BR><BR>Army Spc. Matthew =
Boule<BR>Dracut, Massachusetts<BR><BR>Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing =
<BR>1st=20
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment <BR>Cedar Key, Florida <BR><BR>Sgt. =
George Edward=20
Buggs<BR>3rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division =
<BR>Barnell, South=20
Carolina <BR><BR>Sgt. Jacob L. Butler<BR>Headquarters Company, 1st =
Battalion,=20
41st Infantry Regiment<BR>Wellsville, Kansas<BR><BR>Staff Sgt. James W.=20
Cawley<BR>F Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine=20
Division<BR>Layton, Utah<BR><BR>Colour Sgt. John Cecil <BR>Royal Marines =
<BR>Plymouth, England <BR><BR>2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers<BR>1st =
Battalion, 5th=20
Marines<BR>Harrison, Mississippi <BR><BR>Trooper David Jeffrey Clarke=20
<BR>Queen's Royal Lancers <BR>Littleworth, Staffordshire, England =
<BR><BR>Capt.=20
Aaron J. Contreras<BR>Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron =
(HMLA)-169, Marine=20
Aircraft Group-39<BR>Sherwood, Oregon<BR><BR>Pfc. Michael Russell=20
Creighton-Weldon<BR>2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. =
Army<BR>Conyers,=20
Georgia <BR><BR>Staff Sgt. Simon Cullingworth <BR>33 Engineer Regiment=20
(Explosive Ordnance Disposal)<BR>Essex, England <BR><BR>Spc. Michael =
Edward=20
Curtin <BR>2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army<BR>South =
Plains, New=20
Jersey <BR><BR>Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy<BR>507th Maintenance Company=20
<BR>Cleveland, Ohio <BR><BR>Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto<BR>507th =
Maintenance=20
Company<BR>El Paso, Texas <BR><BR>Lance Bombadier Llywelyn Karl =
Evans<BR>29=20
Commando Regiment Royal Artillery <BR>Llandudno, Wales <BR><BR>Cpl. Mark =
Evnin<BR>3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine =
Division<BR>South=20
Burlington, Vermont<BR><BR>Master Sgt. George A. =
Fernandez<BR>Headquarters, U.S.=20
Army Special Operations Command<BR>El Paso, Texas<BR><BR>Lance Cpl. =
David K.=20
Fribley<BR>1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment <BR>Lee, Florida =
<BR><BR>Cpl. Jose=20
A. Garibay <BR>1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment <BR>Orange, California =
<BR><BR>Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzales <BR>1st Battalion, 2nd Marine =
Regiment<BR>Los=20
Angeles, California <BR><BR>Lt. Philip D Green <BR>849 Squadron, Royal =
Navy=20
<BR><BR>Pfc. Christian Daniel Gurtner<BR>3rd Light Armored =
Reconnaissance=20
Battalion, 1st Marine Division<BR>Ohio City, Ohio<BR><BR>Lance Cpl. Jose =
Gutierrez<BR>2nd Battalion, 1st Marines<BR>Los Angeles, California =
<BR><BR>Cpt.=20
Philip Stuart Guy <BR>3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines <BR><BR>Chief =
Warrant=20
Officer 4th Class Erik A. Halvorsen<BR>Bennington, Vermont<BR><BR>Marine =
Sholto=20
Hedenskog <BR>Royal Marines <BR><BR>Sgt. Les Hehir <BR>29 Commando =
Regiment, 3=20
Commando Brigade, Royal Artillery <BR>Poole, Dorset, England<BR><BR>Sgt. =
Nicholas M. Hodson<BR>3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment<BR>Smithville,=20
Missouri<BR><BR>Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull<BR>The Blues and =
Royals,=20
Household Cavalry Regiment <BR><BR>Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Class Scott =
Jamar<BR>Sweetwater, Texas<BR><BR>Cpl. Evan T. James<BR>Reservist with =
the Naval=20
and Marine Corps, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine =
Division <BR>La=20
Harpe, Illinois<BR><BR>William A. Jeffries<BR>152nd Infantry Regiment, =
Illinois=20
Army National Guard<BR>Evansville, Illinois <BR><BR>Pfc. Howard Johnson =
II=20
<BR>507th Maintenance Company <BR>Mobile, Alabama <BR><BR>Navy Hospital =
Corpsman=20
3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson, Jr.<BR>Naval Medical Center, Third =
Marine=20
Division Detachment<BR>Little Rock, Arkansas <BR><BR>Staff Sgt. Phillip =
A.=20
Jordan <BR>1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment<BR>Enfield, Connecticut=20
<BR><BR>Cpl. Brian Kennedy<BR>3rd Marine Aircraft Wing<BR>Houston, Texas =
<BR><BR>Spc. James M. Kiehl<BR>507th Maintenance Company <BR>Des Moines, =
Iowa=20
<BR><BR>Lt. Antony King <BR>849 Squadron A Flight, Royal Navy =
<BR>Helston,=20
England <BR><BR>Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus<BR>Engineering Company C, 6th =
Engineer=20
Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group<BR>Scott, =
Iowa<BR><BR>Sgt.=20
Michael V. Lalush<BR>Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, =
Marine=20
Air Craft Group-39<BR>Troutville, Virginia<BR><BR>Lt. Marc A. Lawrence =
<BR>849=20
Squadron, Royal Navy <BR>Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England<BR><BR>Staff =
Sgt. Nino=20
D. Livaudais<BR>3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment<BR>Utah<BR><BR>Spc. =
Ryan P.=20
Long<BR>A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment<BR>Seaford,=20
Delaware<BR><BR>Christopher R Maddison<BR>9 Assault Squadron, Royal =
Marines=20
<BR><BR>Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione<BR>Bridge Company B, 6th =
Engineer=20
Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group<BR>Lansdale,=20
Pennsylvania<BR><BR>Flight Lt. Kevin Barry Main <BR>9 Squadron, Royal =
Air Force=20
<BR><BR>Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez-Flores<BR>1st Tank Battalion, 1st =
Marine=20
Division<BR>Los Angeles, California<BR><BR>Chief Warrant Officer Johnny=20
Villareal Mata <BR>507th Maintenance Company<BR>El Paso, Texas =
<BR><BR>Staff=20
Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr.<BR>1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine =
Division<BR>Richmond,=20
Virginia<BR><BR>Sgt. Brian McGinnis<BR>Marine Light Attack Helicopter =
Squadron=20
(HMLA)-169, Marine Aircraft Group-39<BR>St. Georges, =
Delaware<BR><BR>Gunnery=20
Sgt. Joseph Menusa<BR>1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine=20
Division<BR>Tracy, California<BR><BR>Pfc. Chad B. Metcalf<BR>Coahoma,=20
Texas<BR><BR>Staff Sergeant Chris Muir<BR>Royal Logistic Corps =
<BR>Romsey,=20
Hampshire, England<BR><BR>Marine Maj. Kevin G. Nave <BR>3rd Battalion, =
5th=20
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division<BR>Union Lake, =
Michigan<BR><BR>Lance Cpl.=20
Patrick R. Nixon<BR>1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine =
Expeditionary=20
Brigade<BR>Nashville, Tennessee<BR><BR>Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr.<BR>C =
Battery, 3rd=20
Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket=20
System)<BR>Harbor Creek, Pennsylvania<BR><BR>Lance Cpl. Patrick T. =
O'Day<BR>1st=20
Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division<BR>Sonoma, California<BR><BR>Lance =
Cpl. Eric=20
J. Orlowski<BR>2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division<BR>Buffalo, New=20
York<BR><BR>Pfc. Lori Piestewa <BR>507th Maintenance Company<BR>Tuba =
City,=20
Arizona <BR><BR>2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr.<BR>Headquarters =
Battery, 1st=20
Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment <BR>Nye, Nevada <BR><BR>Sgt. 1st Class =
Randall=20
S. Rehn<BR>C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment =
(Multiple=20
Launch Rocket System)<BR>Longmont, Colorado<BR><BR>Pfc. Diego Fernando =
Rincon=20
<BR>2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army <BR>Conyers, =
Georgia=20
<BR><BR>Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe<BR>A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th =
Ranger=20
Regiment<BR>Colorado<BR><BR>Sgt. Steven Mark Roberts <BR>2nd Royal Tank=20
Regiment, British Army <BR>Bradford, West Yorkshire, England =
<BR><BR>Sgt. Todd=20
J. Robbins<BR>C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment =
(Multiple=20
Launch Rocket System)<BR>Pentwater, Michigan<BR><BR>Cpl. Robert M.=20
Rodriguez<BR>1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division<BR>Queens, New=20
York<BR><BR>Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker <BR>1st Battalion, 2nd Marine =
Regiment=20
<BR>San Diego, California <BR><BR>Spc. Brandon Rowe<BR>C Company, 1st =
Battalion,=20
502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air =
Assault)<BR>Roscoe,=20
Illinois<BR><BR>Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis<BR>Marine Light Attack =
Helicopter=20
Squadron (HMLA) - 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft=20
Wing,<BR>Rehobeth, Massachusetts<BR><BR>Spc. Gregory P. Sanders <BR>3rd=20
Battalion, 69th Armor, U.S. Army <BR>Hobart, Indiana <BR><BR>Capt. =
Christopher=20
Scott Seifert<BR>Army's 101st Airborne Division<BR>Williams Township,=20
Pennsylvania <BR><BR>Mechanic (Comm.) Second Class Ian Seymour <BR>148 =
Commando=20
Battery Royal Artillery, Royal Navy <BR><BR>Lance Corporal Karl=20
Shearer<BR>Household Cavalry Regiment <BR><BR>Cpl. Erik H. Silva<BR>3rd=20
Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division<BR>Chula Vista,=20
California<BR><BR>Pfc. Brandon Sloan <BR>507th Maintenance Company =
<BR>Bedford,=20
Ohio <BR><BR>Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum <BR>1st Battalion, 2nd Marine =
Regiment=20
<BR>Adams, Colorado <BR><BR>Chief Warrant Officer 3rd Class Eric=20
Smith<BR>Rochester, New York<BR><BR>Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del =
Solar<BR>1st=20
Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine =
Division<BR>Escondido,=20
Calif<BR><BR>Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon<BR>2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry=20
Division<BR>Fayetteville, North Carolina<BR><BR>Lance Cpl. Barry =
=93Baz=94 Stephen=20
<BR>1st Battalion, Black Watch Regiment<BR>Perth, Scotland <BR><BR>Maj. =
Gregory=20
Stone <BR>Idaho Air National Guard <BR>Boise, Idaho <BR><BR>Warrant =
Officer=20
Second Class Mark Stratford<BR>Royal Marines <BR><BR>Reserve Spc. =
Brandon S.=20
Tobler <BR>671st Engineer Brigade, U.S. Army <BR>Portland, Oregon =
<BR><BR>Sgt.=20
Donald Walters <BR>507th Maintenance Company<BR>Kansas City, Missouri=20
<BR><BR>Maj. Jason Ward <BR>Royal Marines <BR><BR>Staff Sgt. Kendall =
Damon=20
Waters-Bey <BR>3d Marine Aircraft Wing<BR>Baltimore, Maryland =
<BR><BR>Lt. Philip=20
West <BR>849 Squadron A Flight, Royal Navy <BR>Budock Water, England=20
<BR><BR>Lance Cpl. William W. White<BR>3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, =
1st=20
Marine Division<BR>Brooklyn, New York<BR><BR>Flight Lt. David Rhys =
Williams=20
<BR>9 Squadron, Royal Air Force <BR><BR>Sgt. Eugene Williams <BR>2-7th =
Infantry,=20
3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army <BR>Highland, New York <BR><BR>Lt. =
James=20
Williams <BR>849 Squadron A Flight, Royal Navy<BR>Falmouth, England=20
<BR><BR>Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams <BR>1st Battalion, 2nd Marine =
Regiment,=20
2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade<BR>Yuma, Arizona <BR><BR>Lt. Andrew S. =
Wilson=20
<BR>849 Squadron, Royal Navy </STRONG></FONT></CENTER><FONT=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3Dgray><EM><FONT face=3D"English111 Vivace BT" =
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size=3D4></FONT></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3Dgray><EM><FONT face=3D"English111 Vivace BT" =
color=3D#000000=20
size=3D5><STRONG>I see the names of brave people, not a colour, or race, =
or sexual=20
orientation... but people. A mother, sister, daughter... Fathers, sons, =
and=20
brothers. I don't see color in this list. Just brave people who=20
died.</STRONG></FONT></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3Dgray><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3D"English111 Vivace BT"=20
color=3D#000000 size=3D5></FONT></EM></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3Dgray><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3D"English111 Vivace BT"=20
color=3D#000000 size=3D5>Janesta Sullivan</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<CENTER><STRONG><BR><BR></STRONG></CENTER></FONT>
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style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Ddale@courtneys.us href=3D"mailto:dale@courtneys.us">Dale =
Courtney</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dvision2020@moscow.com=20
href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">'vision2020'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 06, 2003 =
10:25=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] Isn't =
This=20
Racist?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D865392405-07042003><FONT face=3Dverdana>Ms. Huskey. =
You said=20
that "a rich mix of non-whites in the frontlines of combat."=20
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D865392405-07042003><FONT =
face=3Dverdana></FONT><BR>Can you tell=20
me what the death rate has been for minorities on the front line?=20
</SPAN></DIV>
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style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px =
solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr =
align=3Dleft><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com">vision2020-admin@moscow.com</=
A>=20
[mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Melynda=20
Huskey<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, 06 April, 2003 21:04<BR><B>To:</B> =
Dale=20
Courtney; vision2020<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Isn't This=20
Racist?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Dale Courtney suspects that I'd be either surprised or in =
denial if I=20
knew what the demographics of the U.S. Armed Forces are. I'm =
not sure=20
why he thinks so, but in the interests of extending the boundaries =
of=20
knowledge, I took a quick look at "Population Representation in the =
Military=20
Service Fiscal Year 2002," a darned compelling little read by the =
Department=20
of Defense.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Blacks represent 20% of total enlisted personnel (approximately =
6% more=20
than their representation in the general population)--23% in the =
Army, and=20
less in other branches. They also represent 8% of active duty=20
officers.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Latinos are under-represented in all branches of the services =
as=20
enlisted personnel, except in the Marine Corps, where they have =
reached=20
parity with the general population.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Other," which includes multi-racial, Asian, Native =
American, and=20
Pacific Islanders, are slightly over-represented in enlisted=20
populations.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>16% of all officers are non-white across all branches of =
the=20
service.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I didn't bother to get the details on the drastic =
under-representation=20
of women in all branches at all levels . . . but you can find it for =
yourself very easily by googling the title of the report.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Not exactly reeling with the shock of it all,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Melynda Huskey</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
Dale Courtney</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 06, =
2003 6:09=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> 'vision2020'</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] =
Isn't This=20
Racist?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=3DGENERATOR>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D392243900-07042003><FONT face=3Dverdana>Ms. =
Huskey,=20
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D392243900-07042003></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D392243900-07042003><FONT face=3Dverdana>Would =
you care to=20
provide the statistical breakdown of ethnic minorities in the =
military?=20
Then the ethnic breakdown of those who have been killed so far?=20
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D392243900-07042003></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D392243900-07042003><FONT face=3Dverdana>I think =
you'd be=20
surprised, or in denial. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D392243900-07042003></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D392243900-07042003><FONT=20
face=3Dverdana>Best,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D392243900-07042003>Dale</SPAN></DIV>
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style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 =
2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr =
align=3Dleft><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] =
<B>On=20
Behalf Of </B>Melynda Huskey<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, 05 April, =
2003=20
22:44<BR><B>To:</B> John Harrell; vision2020<BR><B>Subject:</B> =
Re:=20
[Vision2020] Isn't This Racist?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Dear John,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I shouldn't bother, but the information you quote below is =
only=20
part of the story. Points-based admissions systems like =
Michigan's=20
also award points for being the child of alumni (at historically =
white=20
schools, of course, these points go most often to whites), for=20
geographic diversity, for being a first-generation college =
student, for=20
coming from a less-represented area of the state (in Michigan, =
that's=20
the Upper Peninsula), for having specialized athletic ability, =
for being=20
a veteran, and for all kinds of other things that provide a good =
mix of=20
students. At some schools--although not, I believe, at=20
Michigan--students who don't need financial aid receive separate =
consideration . . . a form of affirmative action for the =
wealthy.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Diversity at its finest, it seems, is a rich mix =
of=20
non-whites in the frontlines of combat, but not in the front =
rows of=20
college classrooms.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Melynda Huskey</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: =
5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message =
-----</DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
John Harrell</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April =
05, 2003=20
7:09 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> vision2020</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] =
Isn't This=20
Racist?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>{see below for article and URL.. I thought =
this=20
article was interesting}<BR><BR>Excerpt:<BR><BR> The =
facts in=20
the Michigan undergraduate case are easily understood: =
<BR><BR> =20
On a 150-point admissions scale, an applicant gets points for =
various=20
<BR> achievements: three points for an outstanding =
essay, 12=20
points for a <BR> perfect SAT score, 80 points for a 4.0 =
grade-point average--and 20 points <BR> for being black, =
Hispanic or American Indian. White or Asian students with =
<BR> =20
lower than a 950 SAT score are automatically rejected; but if =
you are=20
black, <BR> Hispanic or Indian the rejection score is =
less than=20
850.<BR><BR> And if race-based preferences are =
constitutional in=20
university admissions, <BR> may there be race-based =
preferences=20
in other areas--for job applications, <BR> juror =
selection or=20
the election of state legislators? <BR><BR><BR>>From Bad to =
Diverse=20
- The Supreme Court debates whether the 14th Amendment means =
what=20
it<BR>says<BR><BR>WSJ ^ | April 4, 2003 | PETE DU=20
=
PONT<BR>http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/?id=3D110003289<=
BR><BR>Is=20
racial discrimination in the selection of applicants to attend =
colleges and law<BR>schools acceptable--and constitutional--if =
its=20
purpose is<BR>to achieve diversity in the student body? =
<BR><BR>That=20
was the question argued before the Supreme Court Tuesday. The=20
University of Michigan<BR>says yes, the social goal of =
diversity=20
is<BR>paramount. The qualified students rejected because of =
their race=20
say no, such procedures<BR>violate their rights under the=20
14th<BR>Amendment, which guarantees "equal protection of the =
laws,"=20
and Title VI of the 1964<BR>Civil Rights Act, which makes=20
discrimination<BR>"on the ground of race, color, or national =
origin"=20
illegal for any institution receiving<BR>federal funds. =
<BR><BR>The=20
facts in the Michigan undergraduate case are easily =
understood: On a=20
150-point<BR>admissions scale, an applicant gets points =
for<BR>various=20
achievements: three points for an outstanding essay, 12 points =
for a=20
perfect SAT<BR>score, 80 points for a 4.0 =
grade-point<BR>average--and=20
20 points for being black, Hispanic or American Indian. White =
or=20
Asian<BR>students with lower than a 950 SAT score =
are<BR>automatically=20
rejected; but if you are black, Hispanic or Indian the =
rejection score=20
is<BR>less than 850. The law-school preference program<BR>is =
different=20
but practices the same race-based discrimination in favor of=20
certain<BR>minority applicants. <BR><BR>There is an old law =
school=20
adage: When you have the law on your side, argue the law; =
when<BR>you=20
have the facts, argue the facts; and<BR>when you have neither =
the law=20
nor the facts, pound on the table and scream like =
hell.<BR>There was a=20
polite bit of the latter in the<BR>courtroom on=20
Tuesday.<BR><BR>Maureen Mahoney, arguing the law school's =
case, said=20
that of the "2,500 students who are<BR>rejected each year, =
probably=20
only 80 of<BR>them . . . would have gotten an offer of =
admission from=20
Michigan under a race-blind<BR>system." That, she concluded, =
"is a=20
very small<BR>and diffuse burden" relative to the benefits of =
the=20
racial preference program. <BR><BR>To which Justice Antonin =
Scalia=20
replied: "I don't know any other area where we . . .<BR>decide =
the=20
case by saying, well, there are very<BR>few people being =
treated=20
unconstitutionally." <BR><BR>In the undergraduate case, there =
is a=20
two-track admissions system, one for selected<BR>minorities, =
and the=20
other for everyone else.<BR>Solicitor General Theodore Olson, =
weighing=20
in on the plaintiffs' side, noted that "the<BR>University of =
Michigan=20
admissions program has<BR>created a separate path and a =
separate door=20
for preferred minorities. . . . If they meet<BR>basic =
qualifications,=20
their path is always clear and<BR>their door is always open. . =
. .=20
Nonpreferred groups face rigorous competition to =
get<BR>through the=20
other door." <BR><BR>Indeed, the university's lawyer, when =
pressed to=20
identify a single minimally qualified<BR>minority member who =
got the=20
20-point racial<BR>bonus and was rejected for admission, =
admitted, "I=20
can't give you one." <BR><BR>All of which leads to deeper =
questions.=20
If there are to be race-based preferences, who<BR>gets to pick =
the=20
minorities that get the<BR>preference? In the 1978 Bakke case, =
which=20
involved University of California medical<BR>students, =
Asian-Americans=20
were included in the<BR>preference class; at Michigan they are =
not.=20
The 14th Amendment would not seem to give<BR>state university=20
admissions officials the<BR>power to make such decisions, but =
that is=20
what Michigan demands.<BR><BR>And if race-based preferences =
are=20
constitutional in university admissions, may there =
be<BR>race-based=20
preferences in other areas--for job<BR>applications, juror =
selection=20
or the election of state legislators? <BR><BR>{..snip.. see =
URL for=20
complete=20
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