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>> representative chu, as far as the polling on this issue, it can vary a bit. one nbc news found the 53% of american support affirmative action programs while 42% oppose. them following this decision you told members of the press on a phone call that you think this will galvanize voters. how so? >> now we have seen three decisions that have been voted on a 6 to 3 basis. this is a court that is going to the far right. they have taken away the ability for millions of people to get some relief fro...

Home. they will not go forward in starting a family. they will not engage in transportation. they will not invest in our stock market, you know? these are the things that make the american economy thrive and great for all people. but unfortunately, we do not have an economy that works for all people, and thats the problem. >> there was another big one this week with the supreme court striking down affirmative action programs. this at the university of clark carolina, as well as at harvard. the c...

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday in an ideologically split vote that affirmative action programs when considering prospective students are unconstitutional.

Institutions should be doing. i was not surprised by the decision, but i was disappointed by. >> so, neil, what are the so-called knock on effects? where are the kinds of legal challenges of this ruling potentially trigger? >> there is a concurring opinion by justice gorsuch the suggest that this might also apply to not just private and higher education institutions but also to employers, private companies -- and the like. i think that is wrong, and i think the majority of the supreme court ulti...

Project of equality. to instead say, if we take round two being what it meant dennis follows logically from that. it is such cynical gaslighting that it almost makes a double whammy who have to sit there and listen to them say that this is a victory for civil rights and for color blindness. >> i feel like its kind of part of the actual other right, which is, to quote marc luther might move the king and to promote white nationalism. i was struck to talk about hypocrisy. two parts of roberts opini...

And listen to them say that this is a victory for civil rights and for color blindness. >> i feel like its kind of part of the actual other right, which is, to quote marc luther might move the king and to promote white nationalism. i was struck to talk about hypocrisy. two parts of roberts opinion, the carve out for affirmative action programs in military academies, which robert says no military academy is applied to these cases, however and i know the courts blow address righty of race based ad...

Of takes it back and says, "but colleges are not allowed to do, through essays, what we forbid them to do through other means." it is very unclear, how the court is going to react if colleges go to root. >> colleges left to grapple with all this. well come back. msnbc legal analyst joyce vance, thank you so much, as always. ahead on "morning joe," yesterdays ruling on affirmative action programs not the only major decision handed down by the supreme court yesterday. we will go over the high co...

Think some of that stems from a misunderstanding of what affirmative action is many people who view themselves as pro diversity, pro increasing access, lets say theyre anti affirmative action have adopted the vision of affirmative action the court put forward today on affirmative action programs that is about set asides and bonuses. thats been illegal for a very long time, colleges and universities are not using quotas, and so when people say that they are pro diversity but anti affirmative acti...

Equal. >> the fact she believes so little of the constitution, is it he misquotes it. affirmative action, the diversity verdict available on fox nation. set your dvr. "gutfeld!" is next. r dvd at 7:00 p.m. r dvd [applause] gutfeld! is next. gutfeld! is * [applause] [applause] >> greg: happy thursday, everybody. breaking news, the supreme court ruled race-based affirmative action programs are unconstitutional. its been around for 45 years, i guess one of the justices finally read the constitution

>> i can point to race-based decisions the reason asian americans are being discriminated against right now. if youre an asian american, you had to score 273 points higher on the s.a.t. to have the same chance for admission to harvard as a black person. i understand lives are improved but that opportunity should be made available to people of every race not just one. >> whats your response to that? >> my response to that is very straightforward. affirmative action programs should not discriminat...