Sonia Sotomayor for USSC?

[Valmy]

I assume Jim Crow would cover blacks being actively excluded from appointments, but when have Hispanics ever been actively excluded from anything?

Ah the good old days in Texas

[Jaron]

Is that list in ascending or descending order of preference?

DO NOT tell me negros were preferable to my people?

[garbon]

We speak English.

[derspiess]

Segregated schools, not allowed to serve on juries, the occasional lynching, pretty much the works.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Mexican_sentiment#1940s

They did get to play baseball if they were white enough, though.

[Valmy]

They did get to play baseball if they were white enough, though.

Actually a trick used to try to get black players into professional baseball was to claim they were Cuban.

[derspiess]

Actually a trick used to try to get black players into professional baseball was to claim they were Cuban.

Until The Man got wise to it & started scrutinizing Cuban players.  IIRC, conversely some Negro League players claimed they were Cuban in order to be admitted to white-only hotels

[Eddie Teach]

Is that list in ascending or descending order of preference?

DO NOT tell me negros were preferable to my people?

Ascending order of number of letters, for the visual effect.

[The Minsky Moment]

Seems to me that it's more of a case of a Hispanic judge finally being high enough up the political food chain to warrant notice for this kind of appointment.

Cabranes was on the short list for years, but was a little too conservative to get a nomination from Clinton, and a little to liberal to get one from Bush.

[Malthus]

I assume Jim Crow would cover blacks being actively excluded from appointments, but when have Hispanics ever been actively excluded from anything?

Ah the good old days in Texas

Does the sign refer to who is allowed in the restaurant ... or what's on the menu? 

[Ed Anger]