Tacit Admissions. . .

(Tacit Admissions. . .)

Over the course of the last couple of days, the Supreme Court has rendered several what are being called "landmark" rulings, gone is the current interpretation of Affirmative Action. What was also affirmed was the ability to exercise free speech and religious liberty, all done with 6-3 conservative based majorities. And, the Biden policy of student loan forgiveness has also been ruled un-Constitutional.

The ruling on Affirmative Action is the most telling and was briefly discussed yesterday. The High Court declared that race can no longer be one of the primary factors in collage admission requirements, Going foreword, anyone applying to school will be judged on merit alone. That naturally dispels the myth that African-Americans have needed such assistance along because there has been systemic racism. So, if one fails acceptance, and complains it was due to race, the Supreme Court says that is no longer a viable explanation. Truth be told, affirmative action cannot be administered without some definition of a quota. National Security Adviser under the Reagan Administration, General, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and then Secretary of State, Colin Powell, and his successor at Foggy Bottom, Condoleezza Rice are both black. Now were their positions granted because of skill or talent ? Or did they get to their posting because of skin color. ? The practice of just "checking a box" has been dis-continued.

The Court also affirmed two "religious liberty" cases where a mail carrier who observed the Sabbath did not to work on Sunday. Like 1924 Olympian runner Eric Liddel who eschewed his own event on a Sunday. The other case is from Colorado where a bakery did not want to a special cake for a gay couple, also under religious exception.

The Biden Student Loan forgiveness was more clear-cut case of the Constitutionality of the policy. The Supreme Court ruled as expected and said the President had no authority to intervene in what are contracts between the lessor and the lessee. As the policy was a gimmick in the first place, the results announced today should come as no surprise.

In the wake of these rulings, one can imagine reactions from the left. They will look at today and re-iterate their calls for a stacked bench where such rulings could not happen. That being said, it is interesting to note that Associate Justice Jackson, is herself a "checked box."