Obama’s Court pick Sotomayor Overturned by Supreme Court
Obama announced Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee for the next seat in the Supreme Court—a Puerto Rican racial activist for affirmative action (read: reverse racism).
When he made the announcement, I pointed out that Sotomayor is involved in a controversial case involving race, which was being re-evaluated by the Supreme Court itself. Here was the summary:
As part of a panel, [Sotomayor] voted to uphold New Haven’s decision to throw out a set of fire department promotion tests, because no minority candidates made the top of the list. White firefighters who scored high but were denied promotion are appealing that ruling.
Well, the headlines just hit the press:
New York Times: “Justices Rule for White Firefighters in Bias Case”
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.
Ouch!
How ironic that right when Sotomayor is maneuvering to get on the Supreme Court, the very court itself ruled against her decision-making on these racial issues.
Although, I don’t know what is more disturbing: the fact that Sotomayor is actually being considered for the high court, or the fact that her decision was only overturned in a 5-4 ruling!! From the Associated Press:
“Fear of litigation alone cannot justify an employer’s reliance on race to the detriment of individuals who passed the examinations and qualified for promotions,” Justice Anthony Kennedy said in his opinion for the court. He was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.
In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the white firefighters “understandably attract this court’s sympathy. But they had no vested right to promotion. Nor have other persons received promotions in preference to them.”
Justices Stephen Breyer, David Souter and John Paul Stevens signed onto Ginsburg’s dissent, which she read aloud in court Monday.
Maybe Sotomayor is exactly the type of material that half of the court is filled with, after all.
(Is it noteworthy that the headline didn’t instead read, “Sotomayor Overturned by Supreme Court”?)
My name is Aaron Rathburn. I am a senior in philosophy at Calvin College, and formerly studied at Trinity School of Theology (Wales, UK). I am a husband, and father of two. This site is a collection of musings on theology, culture, and more. 
It is about time….THIS REVERSE DISCRIMINATION ….STOPS!
HERE IN AZ. THE HISPANICS HAVE ABUSED OUR “SYSETM OF COVERNING” IN THE HIRING PROCESSES, EDUCATION, HOUSING, WELFARE, MEDICADE……….AND THE LIST GOES ON!