A Latina Justice? What Do You Think?
May 8th, 2009 | Published in Blog | 1 Comment
This week, we report on the buzz surrounding Judge Sonia Sotomayor. We talk with Prof. Jenny Rivera of CUNY’s Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality. She clerked for Judge Sotomayor.
Jeffrey Rosen’s piece in The New Republic “The Case Against Sotomayor” (and his response to critics) offer some idea of the talk ongoing in legals circles about President Obama’s potential nominees to the land’s highest court.
Even when there’s talk of a short list, even in an age of leaky White Houses, it seems a little foolish to spend too much time on prognosticating SCOTUS nominees when a decision can be made an hour before an announcement. Even the short listers are long-shots. But, sometimes long-shots come through.
Just ask Mind That Bird.
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May 30th, 2009 at 6:43 am (#)
Maria,
You mentioned that YOUR thoughts would be a “learning lesson” for “all listeners”. Do we detect a sense of hubris here? Is that comment something akin to
making policy?
Also, “money” is the ruling factor when it comes to rich Mexican immigrants moving to the US without documentation, eh? Bucks open the doors and damn the law, right? My illegal Cuban buddy Luis hides in an attic in SA and rich illegal Mexicans move into luxurious Northside mansions without question?
Hubris again. We see them every holiday in San Antonio…especially around Easter. The rich Mexicans come up to San Antonio and flood the malls and expect to be treated like royalty. Snotty Mexican shoppers with money are nowhere ‘near’ democratic in attitude. I have worked with them and for them. They are totally class oriented and treat the poor with less respect than the worst Dixie redneck. Wanna make a bet that the crime they are fleeing with follow them to San Antonio? Mexican kidnappings in north SA suburbs?