Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor during a 2001 speech at the University of California's Berkeley School of Law-
“Justice O'Connor has often been cited as saying that a wise old man and wise old woman will reach the same conclusion in deciding cases. I am not so sure Justice O'Connor is the author of that line since Professor Resnik attributes that line to Supreme Court Justice Coyle. I am also not so sure that I agree with the statement. First, as Professor Martha Minnow has noted, there can never be a universal definition of wise. Second, I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.”
My thoughts, as partially influenced by thoughts expressed by Dennis Prager -
If there is no universal definition of wisdom, then it's subject to whatever any individual will tell you is wise... which makes it completely irrelevant (which it isn't). She follows that up with a self-declaration of her own wisdom, which we can all do now because there is no actual definition of wisdom. Anyway, she says, "I would hope that a wise white man, with the richness of his experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a Latina (woman) who hasn't lived that life." Which is completely racist no matter how you spin it or twist it, except she said it the other way around... somehow making it ok now.
The American Bar Association says Sonia Sotomayor is a member of La Raza. If you need help with the translation there... "The Race." They aren't referring to "The Race" of humanity, it's all about Hispanics baby! Racism is racism is racism, whichever shade of tan you are, and it's tired and played out. If we could institute blind elections, we would be much better off. People would stop voting for what's trendy or what makes them feel good, and they'd have to think - not SEE - who they want to vote for. In any case, everything is in line for her to become Justice Sotomayor on the Supreme Court. I'll respect the position, but I don't like what's happening.
