Sotomayor Update: New Haven Decision Overturned

The controversial decision of Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the New Haven Fire Department case has been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. White firefighters sued when the city got rid of a promotional written test that whites usually passed and minorities often flunked. Writing the majority opinion, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy: "The city rejected the test results simply because the higher scoring candidates were white."

This case definitely gives opponents of Sotomayor some fresh ammunition. Her decision was overturned by a slim 5-4 margin, but it proves that we still do have some common sense on the current bench. Sotomayor's ruling against the white firefighters was a case of reverse racism. Someone who is biased in any way at all does not belong in the Supreme Court. Neither does someone who believes policy is made in the Court of Appeals. Sotomayor, sadly, is both. When a biased judge presides over a bias case... the results are not good.

I believe, and I think most sensible Americans that live in this century do as well, that everyone should be treated equally and fairly, regardless of race. Cultural differences between ethnicities exist, and they always will. But we are linked by several common bonds: we are all Americans, and we are all human beings. In the workplace this must be recognized, and the person who is the fittest for the job should get it, regardless of how many more Hispanics need to be hired to please the all-important affirmative action plan. We are all unique, but we are more alike than different.

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