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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]In her speech, Judge Sotomayor questioned the famous notion — often invoked by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her retired Supreme Court colleague, Sandra Day O’Connor — that a wise old man and a wise old woman would reach the same conclusion when deciding cases.

“I would hope that a wise [b]Latina[/b] 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,” said Judge Sotomayor.[/quote]

I believe being a Latina woman may be the single most deciding factor that President Obama picked her to be on the Supreme Court. President Bush attempted the same thing by nominating Miguel Estrada to the D.C. Circuit Court. But he faced serious opposition from the democrats.  Estrada withdrew his name from further consideration after twenty-eight months of waiting. "In July, 2010, in follow-up to her promise to Senator Graham, judge Kagan wrote a letter expressing her belief in Estrada's "superlative" qualifications for appointment to "any federal court," whether to the federal appellate or to the U.S. Supreme Court." So why he was opposed so fiercely? It's racial politics. [/quote]
There is a difference between acknowledging that one's life experiences, influenced by one's heritage, can inform decisions and accusing someone of intentional bias because of one's heritage.  But I suspect you already knew that.[/quote]

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