Supreme Court Injustice 05/27/2009
 by Thomas Craig The announcement of Judge Sonia Sotomayor as a nominee for the United States Supreme Court brings to light some truly controversial topics. First, what bothers me the most about this entire debacle is the constant call for President Obama to nominate a Hispanic or a female. Call me old fashioned, but I would prefer he nominated THE BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB! If Judge Sotomayor were truly believed to be the best person for the job then I would respect the President's decision. The mere fact that he nominated someone who is both Hispanic AND a female, shows that this is more than coincidence. Judge Sotomayor did have a remarkable life and I applaud her on fulfilling the American dream and rising so high. I would think a woman of her nature would pride herself on the fact that she has overcome so many obstacles. I wonder how she feels now that she is being nominated because she was born a certain ethnicity and gender. Imagine something so terrible as a white male being nominated by the President. He would never dare! This, of course, all leads to the constant debate over affirmative action. Affirmative action began as a praise-worthy cause but it has become unnecessary in modern times. It has gone so far over the edge that it now promotes exactly what it was created to prevent. Now, white males have to overcome the obstacle that no matter how hard they work and how much they succeed, they can be denied opportunities based on the sole fact of their ethnicity and gender. This is technically illegal, yet is accepted throughout America. Judge Sotomayor, herself, ruled against the firefighters in New Haven, CT who all passed their exams but were not promoted because none of the minority applicants had passed. People even went so far as to call the testing "racist". To view written tests as racist is to truly insult the intelligence and competency of minorities. President Obama even questioned the benefits of affirmative action in today's America. I would hope so. It is difficult to argue that the same racial tensions that existed decades ago still exist today when an African-American holds our highest office. In fact, I would go so far as to say that any existing racial tensions would improve by eliminating affirmative action. Of course there are going to be bitter white people when they know that they can do better than a minority co-worker or another student, yet that person will be rewarded for no reason other than the color of their skin. It's time to grow up America. Level the playing field and for once, let's try to actually live up to the idea that "all men are created equal." CommentsLeave a Reply |   Recent Posts
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