Talk:Miguel Estrada

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[edit] from Vfd

On 2 Mar 2005, this article was nominated for deletion. The result was keep. See Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Miguel Estrada for a record of the discussion. —Korath (Talk) 15:16, Mar 17, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 'He Is Latino'

The article states: "Some observers claimed that the Democrats also wished to avoid giving Bush points with Hispanic voters. The Democrats hotly contested this, however internal memos to Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin mention liberal interest groups' desire to keep Estrada off the court because his Latino heritage made him "especially dangerous" as a potential future Supreme Court nominee (see1)."

And the reference (a WSJ OpEd) says: "The primary focus [of a meeting] will be on identifying the most controversial and/or vulnerable judicial nominees." and

"They [liberal groups at the meeting] also identified Miguel Estrada (D.C. Circuit) as especially dangerous, because he has a minimal paper trail, he is Latino, and the White House seems to be grooming him for a Supreme Court appointment."

I think the article is PoV here, any thoughts? Richard Manion 02:22, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

I inserted that a couple years ago (reinserted tonight with a different source). I don't know why it would violate any PoV problems. If we're talking about Miguel Estrada's failed nomination, having interest groups on record raising concern about him based on his ethnicity is highly relevant. Son of lucas (talk) 09:17, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Use of the word latino to exclude Italy is a geographic misconception.

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