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supreme court overrules sotomayor, rules in favor of white firefighters
Published Jun. 29, 2009Views: 703
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.
What is obviously a correct decision to many people, this was decided 5-4...scary, huh?
"A controversial decision by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was just overruled by the current Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision, which probably means that Justice Kennedy was the deciding vote. The ruling said that 20 white firefighters who were denied a promotion after they took a leadership test were unfairly discriminated against based on their race. Sotomayor had previously ruled that discriminating based on race was acceptable in this situation.
The reversal will add more flame to the fires of her controversial attitudes towards race, which were ignited when her "wise Latina" comments were made public:
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."
by Jill Bandes
Filed under: Government
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GOLO member since November 23, 2007
June 29, 2009 10:37 a.m.
Seems to me, it was very discriminatory and I'm glad the SC took on this case and saw it for what it truly was.
GOLO member since July 11, 2007
June 29, 2009 10:37 a.m.
GOLO member since February 20, 2009
June 29, 2009 10:38 a.m.
Acceptable why? Because a minority wasn't the subject of the discrimination? I wonder if her ruling would have been different if a race other than caucasion was involved.
If the laws concerning discrimination are such that 5 out of 9 judges interpreted it differently then I think the laws need to be made more clear. Discrimination is a bad thing. Every time.
GOLO member since July 3, 2007
June 29, 2009 10:39 a.m.
very good point.......................
GOLO member since July 7, 2007
June 29, 2009 10:44 a.m.
@ Nics
I thought white women benefitted the most from Affirmative Action?
Glad that the Supreme Court overruled on that one.
GOLO member since July 3, 2007
June 29, 2009 10:46 a.m.
GOLO member since July 11, 2007
June 29, 2009 10:47 a.m.
-- Ayn Rand
Race is meaningless except as a tool to breed and maintain discord for political purposes.
GOLO member since May 15, 2009
June 29, 2009 10:48 a.m.
Promotion just because you are of ANY race is immoral and should be illegal.
All the folks on the USSC should have seen that. Obviously, about half of them didn't. And that's a shame.
GOLO member since October 16, 2007
June 29, 2009 10:50 a.m.
We can not afford someone that LIBERAL on the USSC!
GOLO member since March 2, 2009
June 29, 2009 10:58 a.m.
THe only way she gets any flak for this in confirmation is if any republican has the stones to ask her is her own racial prejudice played a role in her decision. And even then she will just deny it.
GOLO member since July 17, 2007
June 29, 2009 11:06 a.m.
GOLO member since May 14, 2009
June 29, 2009 11:08 a.m.
GOLO member since May 26, 2009
June 29, 2009 11:12 a.m.
Agreed
June 29, 2009 11:20 a.m.
Glad that the Supreme Court overruled on that one. Ms. Coleen"""
HAHA - seriously?
I'm glad to see they've ruled in favor of intelligence on this one, maybe it will encourage some of these BLACKS who get into college by Affirmative Action to actually Complete college.
Maybe they can come up with Intelligence Action now! LOL
GOLO member since March 15, 2009
June 29, 2009 12:03 p.m.
I would never refer to you as a "Wet Blanket".... her confirmation is what 3-4 weeks down the road. They have plenty of time to "Forget" this! That's why we must "Remind them" regularly!
GOLO member since March 2, 2009
June 29, 2009 12:10 p.m.
"The lead plaintiff, Frank Ricci, is a veteran firefighter who said in sworn statements that he spent thousands of dollars in preparation and studied for months for the exam. Ricci said he is dyslexic, so he had tapes made of the test materials and listened to them on his commute to work."
I hope this will help sink Sotomayor's nomination.
GOLO member since April 24, 2008
June 29, 2009 12:39 p.m.
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