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Originally Posted by Judge Sotomayor
The court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know — I know this is on tape, and I should never say that because we don’t make law. I know. O.K. I know. I’m not promoting it. I’m not advocating it. I’m — you know.
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Policy is not made in a courtroom.
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Originally Posted by Judge Sotomayor
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...
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Better for who?
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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45
The justice system was designed NOT to be objective.
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Not to be objective? Who said that - Karl Marx? On the contrary, it was designed to provide "Equal Justice Under Law" as personified
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Themis, the Goddess of Justice who since Roman times has reined as the foremost personification of virtue and justice, representing both impartiality and power. Her blindfolding, which dates to the 16th century, shows that her justice is fair and not subject to influence.
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