Sotomayor Quote: First, as Professor Martha Minnow has noted, there can never be a universal definition of wise. Second, 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.
The mere fact that statement has so created a commotion establishes its validity. Nowhere in that statement is a diminishing of anyone’s wiseness or culture but a reflection of a truth political correctness prevents us from articulating. While conservatives may want to view the law as absolute the mere fact there are 9 Supreme Court judges that may differ dispels that view. What would possibly give these justices differing opinions if not life experiences which in a still relatively segregate country could differ substantially. Only when real integration is realize should such a statement create an issue.