Sotomayor v. Ricci

July 1, 2009 by Zale.

Should the Ricci ruling have an impact on Judge Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings? Absolutely!  This case, despite what the main stream media says, is not white vs minorities.  This case was brought by 17 whites and a Hispanic.  Should that make a difference?  Well, when your argument is that the test should be thrown out because its designed so minorities can’t pass it, and the whole time, a minority has passed it, you’ve got a problem.

Do I think the court got this one right? Absolutely!  We are never going to get past racism in this country, if minority groups keep raising the “race card”.  Especially when it’s in reference to their abilities based SOLELY on race (or sex for that matter).  Unfortunately, Judge Sotomayor has made this comment as well, by referring to her superior judgment as a Latina woman on several occasions.  So, its really no surprise she ruled the way she did on this case.

I’ll just take the title of “American” thank you. I’m glad the American firefighters, who worked so hard for their grade on the test, get credit for what they did.

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