Kavanaugh literally says that it's well-established that race cannot be a consideration in the application of law.
You (and Kavanaugh a few weeks prior) are saying that it can be.
That's a contradiction.
> [T]he Constitution prohibits selective enforcement of the law based on considerations such as race
> it's well-established that race cannot be a consideration in the application of law.
You seem to think these statements are equivalent. They are not.
"Kavanaugh a few weeks prior" is perfectly consistent, as explained in the other post I linked.
Please articulate a scenario that bisects them, then.
And no, your "solely due to" vs "contributing factor to" does not satisfy this. The quoted text (from Whren v United States) is extremely clear: race cannot be a consideration.
No, the quoted text does not mean what you claim it does. The English words "based on" do not work that way.
> Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.
Therefore I am done here, as well.
They cannot make the stop "based on" that sole factor.
It may become part of "the totality of the circumstances" that "contribute to" reasonable suspicion.
See also https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=46685060.