Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Equal representation

With the announcement of the newly nominated supreme court justice, noting that she is a graduate of Princeton University, something begs to be calculated. Of the ten justices, 90% would hold degrees from Harvard, Yale or Princeton (heart of the Ivy League). In fact, 60% belongs to just Harvard. The pariah of the group graduated from Northwestern, which is hardly your basic state U. If you think these are bastians of equal opportunity, just try to beat out a Kennedy or Bush for enrollment accepetance.

The three aforementioned ivy-covered colleges comprise just a tenth of a percent of the four-year institutions within the U.S. So, .001 equates to 90% representation in the body that dictates interpretation of what equal opportunity and representation are?

You gotta laugh.

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