Comments on: Richness of Experience

By: thoughtcounts Z

thoughtcounts Z — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:58:32 +0000

Philip – that’s a great point. We all have backgrounds and perspectives that influence us. Better to have a judge who is conscious of that influence while trying to judge fairly than one who pretends they are some kind of magical, perfect blank slate while ignoring their real decision-making process.

By: Philip H.

Philip H. — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:42:29 +0000

Z,
I think you ( and sadly many others) are also missing another key element – the “richness of her experience” points to the fact that Judge Sotomayor is open to those experiences and aware of how theyshape her in ways that too many other people are not. Our keenist intellects, regardless of political affiliation, are just such people.

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