It could be used that way, but from a purely legal perspective one shouldn't be able to just decide to be a protected class at any time, and change that whenever. From a legal slippery slope perspective, precedent is set that one can't decide to be another race, nationality, ethnicity, or gender, old, young, handicapped, or even a citizen simply because they decide to identify as such one day. Protected classes are a legal structure that could be abused if this went the other way. Going the other way would have probably ended protected classes eventually - this decision's was going to create precedent with repercussions no matter what.
I absolutely agree with you and on its face the court decision is a victory foe sanity. I just think there is evil hiding under every rock, so we have to be aware and not just take things at face value. It brings to mind the adage "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts."
As you should. I have the same misgivings - I see why they made that decision, and I see why they could have mede the other decision. I think they chose keeping Protected Class valid as the longer term legal priority, but there are risks of abuse here that will have repercussions.
It could be used that way, but from a purely legal perspective one shouldn't be able to just decide to be a protected class at any time, and change that whenever. From a legal slippery slope perspective, precedent is set that one can't decide to be another race, nationality, ethnicity, or gender, old, young, handicapped, or even a citizen simply because they decide to identify as such one day. Protected classes are a legal structure that could be abused if this went the other way. Going the other way would have probably ended protected classes eventually - this decision's was going to create precedent with repercussions no matter what.
I absolutely agree with you and on its face the court decision is a victory foe sanity. I just think there is evil hiding under every rock, so we have to be aware and not just take things at face value. It brings to mind the adage "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts."
As you should. I have the same misgivings - I see why they made that decision, and I see why they could have mede the other decision. I think they chose keeping Protected Class valid as the longer term legal priority, but there are risks of abuse here that will have repercussions.