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Sotomayor's Most Controversial Ruling
national journal ^ | 05/29/2009 | Stuart Taylor

Posted on 05/29/2009 12:35:11 PM PDT by fiscon1

Underlying Judge Sonia Sotomayor's most controversial decision -- her vote last year against 18 white firefighters (including one Hispanic) who were denied promotions on account of their race -- is a painful conflict between two civil-rights principles that were once seen as complementary.

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: soniasotomayor; supremecourt

1 posted on 05/29/2009 12:35:11 PM PDT by fiscon1
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To: fiscon1

Apparently only 28% of the American people have a problem with this.


2 posted on 05/29/2009 12:36:03 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: fiscon1

More racism against latino males, and white males. Must be an obambi thing ....since he is a closet homosexual segun su amigo Larry Sinclair.


3 posted on 05/29/2009 12:38:44 PM PDT by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: fiscon1

Apparently only 28% of the American people have a problem with this.


4 posted on 05/29/2009 12:39:05 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: fiscon1

I recall being given a questionnaire in college to help the college report its racial and ethnic composition. I left the field blank as an act of willful and intentional noncompliance with affirmative action.

I also have no problem with people who misrepresent their race, ethnicity, and so on to circumvent, evade, and defeat racial preferences and quotas because I do not recognize them as legitimate job qualifications.


5 posted on 05/29/2009 12:39:51 PM PDT by Winged Hussar (http://moveonpleasemoveon.blogspot.com/)
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