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To: Brumar89 who wrote (55132)	6/1/2009 1:30:24 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

It is easily testable. Sotomayor's statement may in fact be true. "“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.” Are there statistics to support a claim that wise latina women, with rich experiences, make better judgements than their white male counterparts? Or does Sotomayor have some personal experience which could be used to support such a claim? In addition it could be argued that her statement is unfounded but that a wise latina woman could add a valuable perspective that doesn't exist otherwise. That was not exactly what she claimed but it is another way to look at it. It still seems to come across as a racist view. And it seems like a precedent most civil rights workers would argue against.