Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Ann does Sotomayor and Ginsburg

Bad Judges
 I always learn new stuff from Ann Coulter.  [SO MUCH FOR WISE LATINAS]
This week, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 for the white and Hispanic firefighters, overturning Sotomayor's endorsement of racial quotas.

But all nine justices rejected Sotomayor's holding that different test results alone give the government a green light to engage in race discrimination. Even Justice Ginsburg's opinion for the dissent clearly stated that "an employer could not cast aside a selection method based on a statistical disparity alone."

I note that Ginsburg has not shown any particular interest in rectifying the "disparate impact" of legal exams: She never hired a single black law clerk out of the dozens she employed in more than a decade as an appeals court judge. (Her hiring practices on the Supreme Court are a state secret, but I can state with supreme certainty that her clerks do not reflect the racial mix of Washington, D.C.)

Here's a million story links to Sotomayor

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's hard to believe that Sotomayor and Ann Coulter are the same species.
Tim

Anonymous said...

They aren't.

Harold

Alear said...

Why do I search the intertubes for insight, when I know I should stop here first? Tim and Harold just nailed it, and now I can go and sharpen my knives, much more productive.

Turing word: cocont, says it all.

Anonymous said...

PSA
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY:

The term "Ni@@er Rigged" is no longer acceptable.

It will now be referred to as a "Presidential solution".

mary

B....... said...

Heh! Mary - that's great. I'm using that........

Anonymous said...

I thought it was Executive Order?

Thor~

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