Originally posted by Hemisphere
Excellent point about this setting precedent. It seems luck and not the law was on our side in this decision. A new appointment could obviously have flipped this outcome. There's reason a plenty to challenge Ms Sotomayer's appointment.

P.S. I never went near Kitty!

Originally posted by Common Good
Well folks, there you have it. The cry of reverse-discrimination is finally heard. This is what happens when you push the race card too far, now people might actually be able to get jobs without being overlooked simply because they are white, or any other color for that matter. This will probably weigh heavy on the future job markets, and schooling scholarships perhaps if this case pertains to any of it. No man should be more beneficial for one thing over the next simple because of a historical indifference. I dont say this often, but kudos to the Sureme Court.

Originally posted by dampnickers
The simple fact here is that whites are the one group who are most discriminated against. Especially if you are a WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant), and male!

Originally posted by wiseone11
Can someone tell me how a basic test can be racially biased?

Originally posted by Skadi_the_Evil_Elf

Who is this Sotomayer broad replacing anyway? Can nominees be challenged and prevented from taking the bench if there is strong reason to show that they are not fit for the job, or have blatant agendas?

From what Sunsetspawn posted earlier in the thread, she would be replacing Justice David Souter who Spawny mentioned was liberal leaning. And so it would be one liberal justice for another liberal justice if her appointment was accepted. Yes nominees can be challenged. They often are and a good percentage of nominees are rejected. The problem now is that Republican opposition to her nomination is weak as nearly all Republicans in office are weak or compromised in some way. (That South Carolina governor did a lot for Republican perception at a very critical time.) I'm not a Republican per se, I'm a fiscal conservative for sure. You just can't expect any common sense representation from Democrats now, they're all in Obama's pocket. That's the stimulus dollars at work. They buy loyalty to Obama. "Your state wants stimulus funds, you vote with and for me!"

So, despite her blatant agenda as well as her penchant for not following the law as written and being overturned on account of that, there is a good chance she will still be approved. If she isn't it will be near miraculous in my opinion and that's a damned shame. We're living in a country run by damned shames.