Final Findings

            The entire process of the United States government is all one chain that is reinforced by the next and previous links in the length. The start point is the school as it is based for the people, and will be at the mercy of the Supreme Court with whatever rulings they decide and use their own processes for decisions. Since the Supreme Court has found education to be constitutional if drastically unbalanced, then the students will suffer and make choices that lead them into a war of racist beliefs. As they enter this fray, they will be bombarded with adjudications of incarceration and fines which are racially imbalanced, all while the white and affluent students are reaping the benefit of their white privilege. As the lower courts follow the examples set by leaders and higher ups, they will only be more reinforced and crack down even more on the lower bodies involving school boards and workplaces. All because “the heart of racism is rooted in the materials rewards of white privilege” (Zamudio and Rios) resulting in the affluent students who received a quality education to enter higher positions and fields for careers, never understanding why the person they are adjudicating in front of them in the courthouse didn’t just keep going to school or pay attention in class. That isn’t possible when your family can barely afford the school taxes, resulting in less investment at the school, and with jobs that won’t accept a graduate of a lower level school, the levels are set, and opinions made. Without hard facts there cannot be a standard, and San Antonio v. Rodriguez (1973) is just one Supreme Court case that establishes discriminatory practices and is still applied today. There are many others such as Korematsu v. United State (1944) where racial discrimination is allowed in war time against people who are assumed to be part of the enemy, Kelo v. City of New London (2005) where property can be taken from poor people and given to corporations, and McLeskey v. Kemp (1987) where a death penalty was applied even when the state had admitted that racism was a key factor for the decision of who received the death penalty. These rulings are still only a handful that find the discriminatory practices not only legal, but constitutional, and without any way to remove them except for a member of the affluent party to recognize and undo the wrongs, they will remain in effect with no foreseeable end. As a society we need to recognize when there are ethics being violated, like the Supreme Court Justices are being viewed, and act on it. Write to representatives and call for action to retry or update the process to keep biases and preferences out, or at least in a less visible area. This can help the lower courts and areas of government view the higher areas as a more professional example to follow, and keep that neutral perspective that was the entire goal when making the United States.