Word: connorism
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...political implications of all this are, I suspect, good for both the Republic and George W. Bush. The Republic is always strengthened by a reassertion of sanity. These opinions were written by conservatives appointed to the court by Ronald Reagan. The words they used were striking. Sandra Day O'Connor said diversity is "essential to the dream of one nation" and to the "legitimacy" of our leadership class. Anthony Kennedy said homosexuals are entitled to "dignity" and "respect for their private lives." If nothing else, these decisions demonstrate the distance between social reality and the witless intemperance of the current...
...Connor also diverged from Powell, citing further justifications than diversity alone...
...instance, O’Connor insisted that transparent opportunity for minorities was a compelling reason to continue affirmative action in a breeding-ground for future leaders like Michigan Law—a rationale entirely absent from Powell’s 1978 ruling...
...Connor rejected the reasoning of critics of affirmative action policies who said schools must try every race-neutral formula to achieve diversity first...
...Race-conscious admissions policies must be limited in time,” O’Connor wrote. “We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today...