support. i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. monday america celebrates the third ever federal holiday of juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved african americans. as we do, the consensus among legal scholars is the supreme court will soon be ending affirmative action, at least in the context of college admissions. does that mean it achieved its purpose or we re abandoning the underlying premise? a pair of cases have been argued. we ll soon know the results. one involves harvard, the other the university of north carolina. the conventional wisdom is that race-conscious admissions will end. currently race is permitted to be a factor, meaning one factor among many to be considered as schools seek to create a diverse student body. kwoet quote teas, however, are unconstitutional. that s the bottom line after the supreme court has taken up several cases involve ing affirmative action over time. justice sandra day o connor wrote we expect 25 years from now the us
is affirmative action necessary? 60%, i ll say going with the lbj answer, yes, it is. lbj having famously said it is not enough to just open the dates, pardon me, the gates of opportunity. that was the 1965 speech that he delivered at howard university. 40 minutes long. worthy of your time and attention. i have it posted on my facebook page. and to those who were in the 40%, i have to say, well, do you believe that the premise was faulty initially? or do you think we ve already achieved the goals? the data that i presented earlier show we haven t achieved the goals. happy father s day. i ll see you next week. lactaid is 100% real milk, just without the lactose. delicious too. just ask my old friend, kevin. nothg like enjoying a cold one while watching the game. who s nning? we aremy friend.