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Wendya7/14/2009 10:45:32 am PDT

re: #201 Buck

Wow, do you think we might have already heard that quote? Do you think you discovered it.

What if I say that “I would hope that a person with the richness of life experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a another person who hasn’t received the benefit of those life experiences.”

Would that be OK?

I think some of you haven’t actually read the quote.

Do I have to be black to understand the law says it’s illegal to discriminate on the basis of race? Do I have to be a white male to see the problems in a law that invalidates my promotion because I’m not the right color? Should cases involving women only be decided by women because men haven’t had the life experiences of a woman?

Substituting emotions for law is a dangerous road.