Daily on Defense 🇺🇸 — Affirmative action good for the military, bad for society, high court rules
Roberts relegated that part of his opinion to a single footnote, pointing out that “no military academy is a party to these cases” and that courts “have not addressed the propriety of race-based admissions systems in that context.”
“This decision is deeply upsetting but outright grotesque for exempting military academies,” Crow tweeted. “The court is saying diversity shouldn’t matter, EXCEPT when deciding who can fight and die for our country — reinforcing the notion that these communities can sacrifice for America but not be full participants in every other way.”
According to the latest demographic statistics for the U.S. military, roughly 70% of the total force is white, 17% black, 7% Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and 2.6% identify as multiracial. The latest census figure show that black people make up 13.6% of the U.S. population.
“A final decision is expected soon from the White House, and if approved, the weapons could be included in a new aid package to Ukraine as soon as next month,” CNN said in a tweet. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder downplayed the report. “I will tell you I don't have anything to announce regarding ATACMS,” he said at yesterday’s Pentagon briefing. “And certainly, I'm not aware of any imminent decisions as it relates to ATACMS.”
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