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Sonia Sotomayor for USSC?

Started by Caliga, May 26, 2009, 07:35:35 AM

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Valmy

Quote from: Admiral Yi on August 09, 2009, 02:58:50 PM
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

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Jaron

Is that list in ascending or descending order of preference?

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derspiess

Quote from: ulmont on August 09, 2009, 03:48:33 PM
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.
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Valmy

Quote from: derspiess on August 09, 2009, 09:39:39 PM
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.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

derspiess

Quote from: Valmy on August 09, 2009, 10:24:31 PM
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 :D
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Eddie Teach

Quote from: Jaron on August 09, 2009, 06:26:54 PM
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.
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The Minsky Moment

Quote from: merithyn on August 09, 2009, 02:06:19 PM
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.
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Malthus

Quote from: Valmy on August 09, 2009, 05:59:33 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on August 09, 2009, 02:58:50 PM
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?  :P
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