It was bad enough when Obama Supreme Court nominee said “a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male.”
Now we learn she’s a member of an elite all-women’s club, she says that the club doesn’t discriminate.
Doesn’t this all sound familiar?
Recalling her decision in the New Haven firefighters case, where the city denied raises to those who earned them because the the test was somehow discriminatory. She thought the white firefighters had no claim of reverse discrimination.
So, if minorities are hurt by a policy decision, that’s discrimination. If whites are, it’s not.
Now a female-only club is not discriminatory?
Sotomayer claims that the club doesn’t discriminate on purpose. Since when does intention matter in discrimination cases? Isn’t it impact that’s judged?
“To the best of my knowledge, a man has never asked to be considered for membership. It is also my understanding that all interested individuals are duly considered by the membership committee.”
Well, if no man has ever asked, then how do we know what the membership committee would do? And how many women who joined did so thinking that men could just flood the organization at a moment’s notice?
And let’s just apply her logic to other discrimination. Would “they never asked” be a reasonable defense of all-white groups? All male groups? We’ve seen courts challenge hiring practices simply because the demographics of employees don’t match the demographics of a community.
Now we’re considering appointing for life to the Supreme Court someone who thinks her gender makes her better than other judges, her race makes her better than other races, and believes her all-female club is only all-female because no male ever asked to join, and if one did, he’d be welcomed with open arms.
The left created these rules. It’s time they abide by them.
