Posted by
Bob Siegel on Monday, July 13, 2009 5:57:11 PM
Those who defend the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, do so by talking out of both sides of their mouths.
On one hand, they are assuring us that her ethnicity will not affect her judgment. Well, nobody ever claimed it would until we heard her say that a Latino woman will make better rulings than a white male. You'll have to forgive us for raising an eye brow or two after a comment like that.
In any event, we are supposed to ignore this "casual innocent remark" and assume that the lady will make objective rulings, unaffected by gender or race. On the other hand, we are told that having a Latino on the court brings balance. Having another female to join Ruth Ginsburg also brings balance.
Hmm...I guess I don't understand. If her race and gender will have nothing to do with her judgments, how exactly will she be bringing balance?
This is Bob Siegel, making the obvious, obvious.
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