Affirmative Action

Watched an interview with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on 60 Minutes
she received a slot at Princeton via the Affirmative Action Law
over two of her white classmates who scored better
She remains haunted by that act.

There is a current Supreme Court case challenging that Law
which she will rule on
and she is troubled about her compromised  position

I felt compelled to write and send her the following note

It is only right and proper
for any fellow human being
who has been lifted by circumstance
to a higher step in life
to reach down and lift another to the same level

We must all continue to do this selflessly
until such time as each and every one of us
stand together on the highest rung of human achievement

No other social action by any of us
can be more affirmative