[TheCoelacanth]

As the two cases I cited indicate, affirmative action is not illegal, but completely excluding candidates because of their membership in a protected class, or any type of quota for minorities is illegal. Affirmative action can be applied during the hiring process to favor some candidates, but not to completely exclude some class of candidate.

[darkchasma]

Heh, I think we're arguing inches from each other at this point, with nowhere to go until a landmark opinion presents itself. gg