>I think it's incumbent on us to help all people to achieve what their ability dictates, no matter their origins. Reality is that members of groups that have traditionally been discriminated against may need more help to do that, even if the discrimination no longer exists (and I think that's arguable anyway).
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>When you say "may need more help", are you talking about mandated help, i.e. from the government, i.e, by force?

I'd need to talk about a specific instance, but no, in this case, I was talking about the kinds of help that Sotomayor had along the way that got her into a good secondary school, which led her to a good college, etc. Unfortunately, the way our society is set up, the kids who most often have someone looking out for them are the ones who start out with more. So making sure that the kids who come from less have some people on their side, watching for opportunities and smoothing their way, is really important.

Tamar