Comments on: Court Rules For Firefighters In Ricci Case

Whites Rejected For Promotion Win; Decision Reverses An Appeals Court Ruling By Sotomayor

[skyk-2009]

I KNEW Martin Luther King Jr. He was no Republican, openly supporting LBJ and his War on Poverty. IF you had the intelligence to operate a Search Engine you'd know this. There IS one thing for certain that Klan Man, Martin Luther King would have NOTHING to do with the Confederate Party of today.

[CLoverNYC1]

by Questionews June 29, 2009 9:45 AM PDT
How about forcing the NBA, NFL, MLB, & NHL to conform to Affirmative Action?? The ratio large talented black men in the NBA is way out of proportion to the number of short Jewish men. This cannot stand! It's obvious that NBA owner are racists toward Jews & other vertically challenged citizens & the US needs to impose an hiring practice that reflects the ethnic diversity of their communities & of America!!
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*chuckling thoughtfully*

Black men can jump but they can't ice skate so forget about the NHL.

Are you saying that because there are more white men in the field that white males are genetically, intellectually and physiologically predisposed to passing firefighting exams?

[Questionews]

The main point is that..Allow all a fair chance & to the best man (or woman) win. It's been proven countless times that humans have the same capacity for intelligence & performance. (Note the word "capacity") I really don't care if every fire fighter in the nation is black if they are the best & most qualified candidates. Black dudes dominate the NBA, I think it's most likely because of some level of cultural identification but most important is they worked very hard at trying to be the best & they reaped the rewards of that hard work. It should be any different in any other field. If there happens to be racial patterns that are obvious, so be it. Unless you like the idea of the Gov. mandating the Lakers to hire Richard Simmons to play point guard next year!?!?

[skyk-2009]

What we have from the court, in MY OPINION, is an open door to some states to resume what they did decades ago. I don't think the state involved would intentionally slant test or results to benefit Whites but I most certainly do in the State of Mississippi. People like to think these people have progressed so much, I can't see it. Sure they cleaned up a bit and at least now do not promote such things openly, but I see the same signs now as I saw in 1964.

[tokyo2nite]

What total bull. Out of 21 federal justices who have ruled on this matter, Sotomayor is in the majority with 11 justices, including four on SOTUS. She may be "wrong," but if so, so are a lot of other federal judges. So what? Decisions get reversed every day.

[bajajohn1]

Why are Republicans such shallow-minded idiots?

[bajajohn1]

This is an interesting case, which resulted in a typical 5-4 decision. Those numbers are representative of the five conservtives who frequently team together to expouse thier conservative views. The reversal of Sotomayer's decision by that margin means nothing by itself. Those of you who are claiming the judge is a racist and seem to decry that practice should apply in your personal lives. Racism, has been, and remains, America's Achilles heel.

[DaBroiler]

Since racism is most common among the uneducated, I would say that lack of education is America's achilles heel.

[actornaught]

The racist accusations are absurd to begin with, and then are taken to a grotesque rant. The original ruling, based on how Appellate Courts are required to operate under rule of law, had that court ruled otherwise, then there would've been endless ignorant squawking about Sotamayor being an activist judge, overturning statute. The much more appropriate court to do that is the Supreme Court.

In other words, reversals are part of the job.

Just like being a neo-conned jerk making paid postings...

[ononotagain]

When do we decide that everyone is equal in the eyes of the law?

[amateurradio]

It is truly sad that there are those who think that various groups have some kind of "right" to have "representation" on the Supreme Court. If that is what you want - run for office. The court is not a "representation" organization. That Sotomayor is a bigot is beyond rational argument. She clearly is - based on her published views over her entire career. "Racist"? No - because latino is not a race - despite what the fools from La Raza think. We are a society that more and more wants to glorify stupidity, make excuses for failure, promote mediocrity, and try to discourage actual performance and success at any cost. The real cost will be the end of the society if we do not change.

[connunism]

This court is dominated by Republicon trash, the same trash that stopped democracy in Florible and handed the presidency to their fellow conservative trash, GW Bush. Republicons, the partisan, "JUST SAY NO" party, the same party that has brought US the "War Against the American People!"