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In a decision that will effect discrimination claims across the Nation, the Supreme Court today reversed the decision of the 2nd Circuit court, the court from which Judge Sonia Sotomayor has been nominated from. The Second Circuit court had in essence decided in the case Ricci v. DeStefano, it was legal to discriminate against one group, in this case white firefighters, in order to avoid the appearance of discriminating against another. Ruling in favor of white firefighters in New Haven Conn. the Supreme Court reversed that decision today, saying that the firefighters were denied promotions because of their race, which is reverse discrimination. Because of today’s decision, reverse discrimination is now illegal.
This decision is expected to significantly affect Sotomayor’s nomination, as she has been identified as a judge who is very willing to rule in favor of race where ever the law allows her to. Being a member of the racist group “La Raza” which is the Hispanic community’s KKK, does not help. As it was noted by the Canadian Paper, Canada Free Press:
“La Raza teaches that Colorado, California, Arizona, Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Oregon and parts of Washington State make up an area known as “Aztlan” — a fictional ancestral homeland of the Aztecs before Europeans arrived in North America.
These areas belong to the Latinos and Latinas and must be surrendered to “La Raza” once enough immigrants, legal or illegal, come to constitute a majority, as in Los Angeles. Once this is achieved, the current borders of the United States will simply be obliterated.
But the “reconquista” won’t end with territorial occupation and secession. The final plan for the La Raza movement includes the ethnic cleansing of Americans of European, African, and Asian descent out of “Aztlan.”“
This is not at all consistent with the continued existence of the Untied States, and is about as racist as any of the KKK's goals or the NeoNazi's. Racism is racism and it is wrong no matter who practices it. With out a doubt, the United States does not need a blatant racist on the Nation's highest Court. In case anyone would like to read Judge Sotomayor's own words to La Raza, they can be found at the Library Of Congress at this link. While it should not be said that Sotomayor should not be proud of her heritage, it should also be said that her heritage does not make her a better human being, any more than any other race does. Her disrespect for other races should disqualify her from the post to which she has been nominated.
Having 80% of her judicial rulings overturned by the Supreme court also does not help her chances of passing Senate Confirmation hearings either. Certainly it does not serve the best interests of the United states to have a blatant and unapologetic racist in the Supreme Court, unless of course you are a racist.
With this 5-4 decision, the SCOTUS has ruled it is now illegal to discriminate against one group to prevent the appearance of discrimination against another. The Washington Post quotes the majority opinion;
“"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," wrote Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.”
As well as quite possibly ending affirmative action altogether, this in effect ends the practice of reverse discrimination. Affirmative action was the proactive practice of promoting “Minorities” with lower qualifications over non-minorities with higher qualifications. In essence this decision now blindfolds both the law and employers to race as well as skin color, which is absolutely fair. Now the best applicants will be getting the job instead of the racially accepted ones. It may well be that the practice of reverse discrimination will also end affirmative action in colleges, universities, and any other venue where race was for many years the primary factor in deciding an applicant’s status, instead of the qualifications of that applicant.
As someone who has suffered from racism, I am absolutely in agreement with this decision. I was born and raised in Hawaii in the 1970’s, I am a Haole. I know what racism is from the point of view of the one being discriminated against. From personal experience, I can tell you there are two sides to racism. The act of discriminating against someone because of their race or skin color is racist. The act of using that victim status for personal gain is also racist. The use of the victim status is today the most common form of racism and it’s time for it to stop.
This landmark decision is one that will have great effects across the nation and will ultimately be a great step forward in removing race from the equation of achievement. If a person wants to succeed in the United States, they have every opportunity to do so. No one deserves any sort of step up because of the presence or lack of a skin pigment. Finally justice is again blind, and that is indeed just.
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What ugly propaganda. You accuse Sotomayor of racism while you repeat ugly racist propaganda.
This will have no effect on Sotomayor's confirmation. You make a mountain out of a mole hill. This will not dramatically effect affirmative action either, as the decision is fairly narrow.
The fact that you reference "the racist group “La Raza” which is the Hispanic community’s KKK" makes you a racist and a bigot. This claim was thoroughly discredited. For you to repeat it is nothing but bigotry and racism (or ignorance).
Thanks for keeping it under a 1000 words this time, but lose the racist hate. It is bad enough being a wing nut, but being a racist?
Yuck.
In Hawai'i, Diane confuses nationalism with racism. Haole means Foreigner so regardless of race, those that aren't Hawai'i nationals are haole. If she experienced what she calls racism; it was her arrogant ways and treated with reaction. This means all U.S. Americans in Hawai'i who are in violation of the laws of occupation. Remember, there is NO treaty of annexation and the U.S. ignored the consent of the Hawai'i naionals of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Racism is the U.S. WASP mainstream society that practices WASP ethnocentrism and protesting against that is not reverse racism but trying to level the playing field which is lop-sided which the U.S. WASP society elites attempt to maintain. To spare us from this unlawful cancer; we expect the U.S. to de-occupy our country which is NOT secession because we are NOT part of the U.S. It's time U.S. Americans check out the facts instead of living a lie.
"Affirmative action was the proactive practice of promoting “Minorities” with lower qualifications over non-minorities with higher qualifications."
Did you miss the part where people were enslaved for hundreds of years? Affirmative action is not about qualifications, it's about the reality of institutionalized social injustice and a desire to move forward in an attempt to reach equality.
"In essence this decision now blindfolds both the law and employers to race as well as skin color, which is absolutely fair."
Well, no. The state of CA decided to ignore race when placing students in the state colleges. The results have pushed higher income white kids to some universities while lower income and minority children are pushed to others. It may not come as a surprise to find that the white rich kids end up at the colleges that spend more money per student than the ones where the poor minorities are sent. This is not equality via the removal of AA -- it's institutionalized racism
No Jon, I didn't miss the part where people were enslaved for hundreds of years. I have to correct you though, it was for thousands of years, not hundreds. I also have to point out that it was Republicans that set about setting those slaves free, and ultimately succeeded. I also remember quite clearly the discrimination I endured as a white child in Hawaii. Absolutely no one can go about lecturing me about discrimination. Unless you have lived under it, you don't know what you are talking about. I do. I lived it. I also know that continuing to play the Victim card is a form of Racism, its reverse discrimination and just as bad as any other form of the disease. I don't play that game. I rose above it, though it took a great many years and a lot of determination not just for me but several teachers who refused to give up on me or any other kid in their classrooms, regardless of skin color. Affirmative action only does one thing ultimately, and that is to continue the whole system.
this writer is the worst of the worst. do a little more research before you conflate a theory unto an organization that does not espouse it! What is "La Raza?" I know there is an organization called the National Council of La Raza, but it does not stand for the 'reconquismo' you have laid out.
What would a Puerto Rican woman like Sotomayor have to do with the history of 1848, anyhow? If nationalist aspirations were to be ascribed to her, they would surround Puerto Rican independence!
It's lame to regurgitate the stupidities of Tom Tancredo. Like Gump said, "Stupid is as stupid does!"
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