re: #233 drcordell

I’d be lying if I said I was familiar with any aspect of the case you referenced. But upon reading the excerpt, I’d say there isn’t enough information there to know either way. The case in question was a case directly related to accusations of racism in public schools. Without knowing anything about the underlying evidence, the fact that she ruled in favor of the black plaintiff really doesn’t tell us much about Sotomayor.

There are plenty of anti-segregation laws on the books. Sotomayor ruling that race discrimination occurred according to the guidelines laid out by the law doesn’t make her an “activist.” If anything it simply makes her a constructionist. If you have an issue with anti-discrimination laws, that’s not Sotomayor’s fault.

This is all I care about… if the possibility exists, and she says it does, I don’t want her on the court…

This is from the same speech…

“I further accept that our experiences as women and people of color affect our decisions. The aspiration to impartiality is just that - it’s an aspiration because it denies the fact that we are by our experiences making different choices than others….

I accept…
our experiences…
woman…
color…
AFFECT OUR DECISIONS

I don’t know what is clearer than that.