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Alito appears to troll Elizabeth Warren with Native American 'family lore' remarks

by Kaelan Deese, Supreme Court Reporter 
November 01, 2022 02:52 PM

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito appeared to be trolling Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) when he asked questions regarding Native American ancestry during a landmark affirmative action case on Monday.

Justices debated for nearly five hours on Monday over a pair of cases that will determine whether collegiate institutions can continue to consider race on student applications in the admissions process.

Alito questioned North Carolina Solicitor General Ryan Park, who defended affirmative action policies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, about what is stopping some students from making false claims about their heritage.

"It's family lore that we have an ancestor who was an American Indian," Alito said.

Park contended that it would not "be accurate" for a student applicant to make such claims if they were not true.

But Alito pressed forward, saying, "Well, I identify as an American Indian because I've always been told that some ancestor back in the old days was an American Indian."

Park said, "In that circumstance, it would be very unlikely that that person was telling the truth."

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/alito-appears-to-troll-elizabeth-warren-native-american-remarks

Sighlass:
Don't American Indians get enough prop-ups, end them too. Indian privilege is real unlike some other privileges.

Smokin Joe:

--- Quote from: Sighlass on November 01, 2022, 11:10:34 pm ---Don't American Indians get enough prop-ups, end them too. Indian privilege is real unlike some other privileges.

--- End quote ---
Those other groups don't have treaties with the US Government.

Wingnut:

--- Quote from: Smokin Joe on November 01, 2022, 11:15:42 pm ---Those other groups don't have treaties with the US Government.

--- End quote ---

Or treaties that were broken by the US.  We have a long history of fu(king native Americans in the ass.  Those other groups..not so much, but they sure squeal like Ned Beatty on a canoe trip down the Chattahoochee.

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