Sotomayor And Quotas
By Linda Chavez
July 3, 2009
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Every one of the New Haven firefighters who wanted to be promoted to lieutenant or captain took the identical tests and had access to the same study materials provided by the department. The exam had been meticulously designed to test the actual skills and knowledge required on the job and to have no cultural biases. Some firefighters succeeded and others failed, based not on their race or ethnicity but on their effort and abilities.
During the original debate over the Civil Rights Act of 1964, proponents argued that it would never be used to require racial preferences or proportional representation. Americans deserve to know whether Judge Sotomayor agrees.
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Linda Chavez is the author of "An Unlikely Conservative: The Transformation of an Ex-Liberal."
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