I might be taken to the wood shed for saying this, and I can't stop my fingers from typing, but I'm going to say it anyways. I think she leans a little on the the side of being called a racist. Let me explain.
A bunch of firefighters took a promotion exam and something like 17 or 18 passed but were denied promotion. The reason is that Sotomayor said that because she didn't see any black people on the promotion list...it isn't right. Well, the reason there was no black people on the promotion list is because none acheived a score high enough to pass the test. ( I hope I'm explaining this correctly)
Now, let me say that I hope nobody reading this post ever gets in a situation where he would need rescueing from a dire situation. If you do need help, I bet you that you will not care about the color of the skin of the person helping you, right? All you will want is the best people for the job. You will want the most qualified person for the task at hand.
Now tell me how a judge would know who is the best is to do the job. He or she couldn't know as well as I couldn't know. That is why we have tests.
Martin King said he wanted to see a color-blind society. How is putting judges on the bench who go out of their way to look for color...going to help future generations in the quest for a color-blind world?
OK...Let the rocks fly!!!!:
Keedy