SOTOMAYER: AN EDITORIAL

WHAT SHOULD ONE THINK IF A WHITE MALE WOULD SAY EXACTLY THE SAME WITH REGARD TO HIS EXPERIENCE? WHY CAN'T WE JUDGE PEOPLE EXCLUSIVELY ON THEIR MERIT FOR THE JOB? THE INJECTION OF RACE, GENDER OR ETHNICITY SHOULD BE KEPT OUT OF THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE. FOR THIS REASON, NO MATTER HER QUALIFICATIONS, I WOULD NEVER ALLOW HER TO BE THE FINAL ARBITER ON THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION.