The fine folks at GayPatriot have raised an interesting point here.

Imagine if a conservative Supreme Court Justice nominee had said the following… wouldn’t that be grounds for automatic dismissal of his appointment in the court of public opinion as well as the United States Senate?  In fact, it almost sounds like something Robert Byrd would have said at sometime in his life.

“I would hope that a wise white man with the richness of his experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a Hispanic woman who hasn’t lived that life.”

Well, The Architect of “Hopeandchange” has picked a SCOTUS nominee who made this doozie of a statement of her belief system:

“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.”

And given that the judge is a part of an organization which calls itself “The National Council of The Race”, does that not lead one to question whether or not the judge’s racial attitudes have not strayed over into abject racism? Especially given her willingness to dismiss a claim of racial discrimination against white firefighters in a single paragraph decision that failed to address either the facts or the law – a decision which is likely to be overturned on appeal by the US Supreme Court before the end of the current term.

Moreover, there is the question of the oath that she has – and, if confirmed, will again – take as a judge that would seem to be at odds with her expressed sentiments and jurisprudence.

"I, __________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as (name of position) under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.”

“Faithfully”. “Impartially”. “Without respect to persons”. How, exactly, does someone who is guided by “empathy” and “the richness of her experience” rather than the text of the law and the Constitution do that?