by Carol Natoli

Created on: May 31, 2009   Last Updated: June 24, 2009

President Obama has nominated Sonia Sotomayor, as most of us know, to the U.S. Supreme Court. Did he nominate her because she is Latino, or because she is a woman, or because she is qualified? Well, she is qualified, if you have read anything about her tarnish-free background, for the most part, and happens to be a Latino woman. If, on the other hand, he delved into possible candidates that were qualified, with this qualification as being the foremost important thing, but looked for a Spanish candidate or a woman of any culture, good for him! Shouldn't all people be represented?A well-balanced representation within the

Supreme Court should be prevalent, as acting judges and at the same time as jurors, in the highest court! Sotomayor would be an asset for our land and our preservation of our Constitution that needs to be upheld. She has a reputable record of being a federal judge who was at the top of her class from one of the most prominent universities in our country, Princeton, as well as other ties with Harvard. May Sonia Sotomayor be appointed and may she serve our country well!

Think about the fact that soon-to-be presidential candidates are married and if they contemplating to running, as John Kennedy was, they get married, as he did, for it looks good. There are so many political moves that people make, but there is nothing political about Sonia Sotomayor. She is genuine and doesn't pretend that she is someone else. Does she present Hispanic women? Will she represent all types of women in the greater arena? Will she show all young people to stand up for their roots and isn't it time that minority women are represented in the Supreme Court and women in general? Aren't juries supposed to encompass all types of people for fair trials? Her appointment is no different.

Shouldn't women have positions that bring them, not only power, but the group that they represent? Back in the sixties, when John F. Kennedy won the presidential race, many women admitted that they voted for him because he was good-looking Irish Catholic male. They knew nothing else about him, but that seemed to play a part in their decision, which is sad, as we look back at history now. He was representing the white Irish Catholics, and that's all that was important. That in itself is not only sad, but pathetic. How did they feel when it was surmised, and later revealed that this good looking President may not have been as loyal to his, then, very classy wife, the First Lady?

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