Thread: More Troublesome Revelations about Sotomayor and Ethnicity

Thursday, June 11, 2009

More Troublesome Revelations about Sotomayor and Ethnicity [Roger Clegg]

The New York Times has an article today headlined “Videos Reveal Sotomayor’s Positions on Affirmative Action and Other Issues.â€

On no, she is not a racist. Bologna .

“Since I have difficulty defining merit and what merit alone means, and in any context, whether it’s judicial or otherwise, I accept that different experiences in and of itself, bring merit to the system

I find this statement ABSURD!

I think it brings to the system more of a sense of fairness when these litigants see people like myself on the bench.

So then does any defendant have a right to a judge of their race?

This woman is so biased that the Supreme court will be a joke!

From: Lonewacko Blog
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Sonia Sotomayor admits she was an "affirmative action baby"; said it's "critical that we promote diversity"; and there are "cultural biases built into testing"

If we could replace the GOP leadership with the Washington Post and the New York Times, we might be able to block Sonia Sotomayor. As it is, even Charlie Savage of the NYT offering "Videos Shed New Light on Sotomayor’s Positions" (link) probably won't have much of an impact unless regular citizens - i.e., you - send that article to everyone you know and encourage them to do the same. The way to block her is to turn public opinion against her; the GOP won't do that so we need to. One of the ways would be to obtain the videos and create a highlight reel that can be uploaded to Youtube.

The article describes how some of her decisions have fallen on the conservative side - including some of her positions on using international law. However, the rest is rather unfavorable:

The [video clips released to the Senate] include lengthy remarks about her experiences as an “affirmative action babyâ€

So poor white kids benefit how?