Thread: La Raza reacts to Sotomayor critics

from wecanstopthehate.org

Dear xxxx:

The nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court was an historic and proud moment for Latinos and the country as a whole. But her ethnicity has proven too much of a temptation for the voices of hate and extremism, who instead of looking at her judicial record have launched a vocal rampage that has reached new heights of absurdity.

Take action to put a stop to it.

Rush Limbaugh, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and others are claiming that Sotomayor is a "reverse racist" because she believes that more judges with diverse backgrounds and experiences would be a good thing for the judicial system. Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies (the "think tank" of Tanton's web of anti-immigrant extremist groups) and his pals at the National Review online are just beside themselves that Judge Sotomayor had the temerity to pronounce her own name correctly. They basically said that if she was a real American, she would butcher it. In an article that appeared in The Hill newspaper, Republican insiders are quoted as being "concerned" that Sotomayor's avowed love of arroz con gandules and other Puerto Rican delicacies will cloud her judicial decision-making.

This one, however, takes the cake:

Former Congressman, failed presidential candidate, and anti-immigrant extremist Tom Tancredo, unable to provide a shred of evidence for his assertion that Judge Sotomayor is a "racist," went off the deep end on CNN, saying Sotomayor belongs to "the Latino KKK without the hoods and nooses."

That's what Tancredo called NCLR-a 40-year-old, national Latino civil rights organization that works with community organizations all over the country to help Latino families achieve the American Dream. NCLR has been recognized by members of Congress and the media, has hosted presidents of both political parties, and works hand in hand with other national civil rights organizations in a bipartisan way to improve the lives of all Americans.

Act now to stop this nonsense.

Raising questions and concerns about Judge Sotomayor's 17-year record on the bench is legitimate. Resorting to outdated stereotypes, defamation of character, and outright falsehoods is not.

Please join us and send a message to Chairman Michael Steele of the RNC, House Minority Leader John Boehner, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell asking them to denounce these statements and restore the nomination process for Judge Sotomayor to a more appropriate and civil discourse.

Sincerely,

NCLR

LOL! Laratsa seems to forget that it was Sotomayor who brought race/ethnicity into it. These are legitimate concerns over her use of race, especially in several cases. Firefighters in New Haven and her view on allowing prisoners to vote, because of their race.

I think that the race group should be disbanded. We had to ban the KKK why is this group any different? Why should the hispanic population be any more special than any other group of people. All people need help from time to time. Getting the latino community to realize the American dream got us where we are today economically, so how has tihs helped? It has been bad for America period.

Once again LaRaza is trying to silence critics of Sotomayer by releasing a letter to their members. The reason people are concerned with her nomination is that she made racist, hateful remarks awhile back. If she gets into the Supreme Court, she will fight on behalf of illegals and make the racist LaRaza proud.

Gosh, would anyone be upset if we started a nationwide group called "The White Race"? or...La Raza Blanco? I'm sick of this PC crap and this reverse racism!! Sotomayor is the only one to blame for this issue, by her own statements.

Obama names a racist La Raza to SCOTUS and just ignores the fact that "the race" is who is responsible for killing Blacks in LA. Not just killing gang member Blacks, but innocent Black people because of their skin color. Can't get any more racist than that!