A single vote can make a big difference for Hispanics

“The confirmation of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, the failed Harriet Miers nomination and the current nomination of Samuel Alito provide an unmatched opportunity for Latinos to reflect upon the significance of a single vote.

Before the recent vacancies, it had been 11 years since the last vacancy on the Supreme Court. In that time, the prior nine justices — none of whom was Hispanic — rolled back the civil rights of Latinos in at least four instances by uncomfortably close 5-4 votes.”

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