Not Racist?

It has been enough time that Sonia's writings and speeches over the past 15 years have be read by many in Congress.

In 2001 at a conference she said, "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."

It was not the first time she had said a similar thing. In fact, several sitings show she was fond of that line about a wise Latina woman.

Not racist? What if I said, "I would hope that a wise white woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a black male who hasn't lived that life."

Racist? Sure. By both Sonia and myself.

But beyond the fact that race carries much weight with her, she also feels that law sometimes need to be created from the bench.

Our forefathers were smart enough to divide duties and put in place balance. We have three arms of our government. The Administrative Branch which includes the President and Vice President - little power. The Legislative Branch - law makers - much power and many heads. The Judicial Branch - law enforcers and law appliers.

One creates a law, one endorses the law, and one upholds the law. It is not the purpose of the Bench (from the smallest to the Supreme) to make laws.

However, this week we saw the Supreme Court turn away from the question of breaking contracts. They let the Administrative Branch break a contract without so much as a hearing.

We witnessed the power of this Administrative Branch. Power not given by our Constitution. We witnessed the weakness of the Judicial Branch. We deserve strong Benches.

The world has turned upside down. Racist comments made by a non-white are OK but a white best not go there. The President breaks contracts without a thought except for the mighty UAW. He threw thousands of Indiana teachers under the bus for the UAW and all those votes. How dare he!

'til later