King County Executive Dow Constantine released a statement today on the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action in college admissions.

“Allowing disparities rooted in racism to persist is a choice,” Executive Constantine said. “When we ignore that fact, as the court did today, we perpetuate the ugliest aspects of our nation’s past and present. The better future we all want is built on a foundation of pluralism, diverse perspectives, and abundant, shared opportunity, and America will not be able to reach its potential until we directly confront and defeat discrimination and bias — explicit or implicit.” See the post here.