After Affirmative Action Ruling, Sen. Tim Scott Says Legacy Admissions Should Also End
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), a candidate for the 2024 GOP nomination for president, cheered the landmark and historic ruling of the Supreme Court and its conservative majority on June 29 in which the court found that it is unconstitutional for institutions of higher education to consider race when making admission decisions.
Scott then called on colleges and universities to end the practice of legacy admissions.
Scott, who was the first black U.S. senator from the South in more than a century when he joined the Senate in 2013, opposes affirmative action, a policy that is widely and almost universally embraced by the Democrat party. Black voters have long and overwhelmingly voted for Democrats as opposed to Republicans….