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Ray Kolander Las Vegas
July 3, 2022 - 9:00 pm
 

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court made the correct decisions in overturning Roe v. Wade and expanding gun rights, it is time for it to turn its attention to Harvard’s race-based admissions policy and declare it unconstitutional.

College admission should be based on only one criteria and that is merit. Using diversity as a justification and reason for engaging in obvious reverse discrimination must not be tolerated.

Diversity is not applied when drafting an NFL or NBA player. Why should it apply to college admission?

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