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The New York Times reports a
frequent opinion of Judge Sotomayor. When speaking at the annual
Judge Mario G. Olmos Law and Cultural Diversity Lecture at the
University of California, Berkeley, she said, "I would hope that a
wise Latina 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". |
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If this is true, please explain why the
vast majority of the Hispanic world living south of the United
States lives less well than the vast majority of Hispanic and other
ethnic groups living in the US and Canada. |
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Judge Sotomayor was quoted in 2001, in
Berkeley's La Raza Law Journal, "Whether born from experience or
inherent physiological or cultural differences"... for jurists who
are women and nonwhite, "our gender and national origins may and
will make a difference in our judging". |
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Why is it that so many people who are
elevated beyond what they might achieve based solely upon their
skills, but are instead elevated for irrelevant reasons such as race
and ethnicity, so often resent the system that provides their
unprecedented and free opportunity? |
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Because they know in their hearts that
they did not earn the elevation they too easily received. They feel
guilty and unworthy. They feel the need to announce how wonderful
they are. They live uncomfortably because they know their are less
than worthy of their positions. |
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Those who truly are the Best of the Best
rarely find it necessary to announce that they are better. Their
skills readily show through. Only those elevated beyond their skills
and worthiness levels need to shout that they are better. |
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That is because they often are unable to
live up to the positions and standards set by the genuinely Best --
whom they often have displaced. |
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Guilt from on high is a terrible cross
to bear. |