http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/adl-court-made-right-decision-in-firefighter-case/ The ADL notes that the high court used some of the arguments it made in a friend-of-the-court brief in its decision on the Ricci case. en-us efingerhut@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-06-29T;17:32:00-05:00 leland@twinvalley.net Los Angeles County Civil Service threw out written promotional examinations in the 1960’s and came up with something called an “appraisal of promotability.” A subjective “opinion” by a board was weighted anywhere from five percent to one hundred percent of an applicants total score.  The more prepared and informed candidate was put behind the individual whose cultural experience was termed to be more valuable.  The felon or dropout was rewarded and the achiever was denied.  All this under the tent of politically agendized “affirmative action.” The reason was to end run around the court action brought by minority groups.  {black} The County fell into disarray, the qualified applicants [black and white] went elsewhere, the tax payer was cheated and the state is in bankruptcy and ruin.  All this similar to the plight of the Connecticut fire department.  Sotomayor ruled incorrectly on this. Los Angeles County Civil Service threw out written promotional examinations in the 1960’s and came up with something called an “appraisal of promotability.” A subjective “opinion” by a board was weighted anywhere from five percent to one hundred percent of an applicants total score.  The more prepared and informed candidate was put behind the individual whose cultural experience was termed to be more valuable.  The felon or dropout was rewarded and the achiever was denied.  All this under the tent of politically agendized “affirmative action.” The reason was to end run around the court action brought by minority groups.  {black} The County fell into disarray, the qualified applicants [black and white] went elsewhere, the tax payer was cheated and the state is in bankruptcy and ruin.  All this similar to the plight of the Connecticut fire department.  Sotomayor ruled incorrectly on this.

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