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The Supreme Court's Ricci decision

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  • Monday, June 29, 2009 09:07 AM

    Question...

    do you think if the concern over the test was a lack of diversity in other areas - age? geographic location? - that were not strictly merit-based, that conservatives would have been in favor of overriding the state and local laws?

    I mean, if it were an older fireman suing the city do you think they would have cared at all?

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