Are You Too Old for Justice?
"There is only one anti-bias law — the one against discrimination based on age — that would cover all nine Supreme Court justices, if such laws applied to them," according to Mark Sherman, Associated Press writer.
The United States Supreme Court will be reviewing five cases of age discrimination this term. Ironically, the justices themselves are immune--their positions are for life.
Ageism, or discrimination based on age, is one of the few forms of discrimination that is still commonly accepted in America, and in much of the world. Any time a person is treated differently strictly on the basis of age (whether said to be too old or too young), it's ageism.
You can read the article at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080217/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_older_workers and see our own philosophy in regard to ageism and other anti-person issues at http://www.loveshade.org/5bb/
(Thanks to Danacasso for pointing the article out to us)
Comments
Ageism is so wrong!
Posted by: Perlie | February 20, 2008 05:38 AM
I'd say something but I'm too old for this. Or maybe I'm too young. Whatever.
Posted by: Apple Commoder | February 21, 2008 04:29 PM
If you have your b-day on Feb. 29 you have to divide your age by 4! http://discordia.loveshade.org/ek-sen-trik-kuh/holydays/chaos.html
Posted by: Perlie the Pony Girl | February 23, 2008 07:33 PM
America is not about discrimination it's about common sense! If you're too young that means you're too young! And old people get Altheimer's and lose their memory and their thinking. They just aren't capable! Is it discrimination to say that blind people shouldn't drive? Of course not! Anyone under age 18 is too young, and anyone over 65 is too old. We need laws to protect them!
Posted by: Mark Flanigan | February 28, 2008 06:34 PM
I divided my age by four and now I'm too young to get arrested for running naked outside. Here I go!
Posted by: Rev. Bootie | February 29, 2008 08:34 PM
Yeah Flanigan, some people are just stupid. Go look in the mirror. It's that glass thing you can see the monkey in.
Posted by: Rev. Bootie | February 29, 2008 08:35 PM