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THIS IS THE FUTURE WE CAN EXPECT.
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The defining feature of our American Constitution is that it includes safeguards that protect the rights of the minority. That was undoubtedly the framers' intent, knowing that they were creating a charter for what supposed to be and is the most diverse, pluralistic, free society in modern history.
Perfecting this Union was a challenging mandate and at times along the way, the majority (White men for anyone who hasn't been keeping score for the past 200+ years) has made mistakes that have impinged on the rights of the minority. The framers of the Constitution anticipated this, which is why they made certain to carefully craft a charter that would allow the minority to have a voice. Because they believed a country in which the minority is allowed to have a hand in government is a better, more perfect country.
It is NOT that hard to understand.
07/17/09
She did the right thing.
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Someone (Dahlia Litwick?) pointed to an article that showed that judges do vote differently in the company of other judges with different backgrounds vs. in the company of only white male judges. Again, Shocking!
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Yes yes yes! This! It's the same shit as when Obama was running for president and my mother was convinced that he secretly wanted to exterminate all the white people. She kept saying, "I wouldn't vote for someone who I thought wanted to exterminate all the black people either!" and yet she voted for Bush twice.
07/17/09
Well, actually, you do. It's not a horrible thing. Biases occur due to your experience, the way in which you've navigated the world and how others have interacted with you.
Diversity is always positive. ALWAYS. I am not sorry that the Old Crusty White Man Club is struggling with that.
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The thing that has really irked me in some of the reporting of this issue is the use of the term "reverse racism", as if racism is a one way street.
Isn't it *just* racism, period?
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Everyone has biases! At least she is aware of hers and honest about them. Unlike all the old white dudes who, y'know, totally don't have any biases - nope, no sir.
07/17/09
I think it was Chris Rock who said that colleges admitting legacies is "affirmative action for white people" ...
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/snark
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Well, exactly. The statement was taken from a much longer speech in which these issues were being thoughtfully discussed. On it's own, it doesn't sound....great. But it doesn't sound awful either. It is, and always has been, a non issue.
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What the Republicans tried to do (unsuccessfully), is claim that who she was as a person would negate who she was as a judge, that it was impossible for her to be two people at once. To which I reply, "Even Superman had to be Clark Kent occasionally."
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