Are you agreeing with Sotomayor on the fireman test or not ?This brings to mind Sotomayor when she was about to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. One of the cases she had was from a federal court about all black persons failed to pass a test to become a fireman. She called the test racist and demanded that all of the black people be hired without determination from the test. Ir was overturned, plus seven other cases she had before the Supreme Court. She was selected and confirmed for the spot. The rest is history.
As an aside when it comes to hiring firemen, I don't think women should be in that position unless they can pass the physical test. I just think if I was in a fire, I would want a man with girth to carry me out. Not some petite doll that is dragging me through the fire.
Agreed on physical standards being upheld, but also intelligence and education standards.