Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Injustice 5, Justice 4

A New York Times Editorial states:
"The Supreme Court struck a blow for discrimination this week by stripping a key civil rights law of much of its potency. The majority opinion, by Justice Samuel Alito, forced an unreasonable reading on the law, and tossed aside longstanding precedents to rule in favor of an Alabama employer that had underpaid a female employee for years. The ruling is the latest indication that a court that once proudly stood up for the disadvantaged is increasingly protective of the powerful...."

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2 comments:

sonobono said...

It will always be this way with our corporate-funded government; even the judiciary can be bought, if not with outright bribes, then simply by their wealth and elitism and vested interests.

The Unknown Candidate said...

Yup.