Brown v. Board of Education Court Post

Hello all. I do not know why we are here arguing this case today. Plessy v. Ferguson already determined that “Separate, but equal” is in fact, constitutional and equal for both races. Does the court still not believe in stare decisis? Did that change in secret? Segregation has kept our society stable. The races of black and white must be kept separate in order to maintain balance in society. 

The races are like different forms of government. Socialists and communists cannot exist in a democratic republic without causing chaos. We have seen this with the first red scare, where communists sent our government into chaos about who was and was not a communist. And to this day, we are still seeing the effects of communists in a democratic republic society. Desegregating society will send American society into turmoil. Keeping the races separate while providing the same level of amenities is still equal, correct? To overturn a court case as powerful as Plessy v. Ferguson, there needs to be some sort of powerful argument and reason. Where is this powerful argument? Everything that the plaintiff states can be disproven, so there is no compelling reason to change and go against tradition.

Yes, I can agree inequality does exist. But this is not because of current policies and laws. It is because the effects of slavery and Jim Crow laws still persisted. These laws are gone now. Given more time, blacks will be equal to whites due to current laws and regulations. Forcing immediate equality will cause the scale to tip in favor of blacks. Using inflation as an example, let’s say the average black family is $10,000 poorer than the average white family. Giving each black family a $10,000 payment now would inflate the economy. This is what is currently happening in society. 

Another thing currently happening in our society is a norm. The norm is the separation of whites and blacks. Each region of America has their own norm toward segregation. In the North, blacks are assimilated more than the South. Therefore, the segregation of the races is a regional issue, meaning that the states should decide how they want to segregate, if they even do at all. The federal government should not be involved in the process of how each state segregates themselves. 

The Federal government should not decide whether or not states segregate. The issue is segregation of schools, correct? School boards are controlled by the state, not the Federal government. The states should decide if segregation of schools is legal, and the state of Kansas states that segregation is legal and lawful. Therefore, this case should not even be appearing before the court as no laws are being broken. 


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