May the most discriminated against win

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 May the most discriminated against win

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=658166&category=GREELEY&BCCode=&newsdate=1/26/2008

Andrew Greeley
First published: Friday, January 25, 2008

In Chicago, we have a long line of judges to vote for. Since most voters know very little about any of the people on the list, we tend to check the names from our own ethnic memories. I suspect the Irish were the first to start this process. If we stand before a judge, it's always reassuring to be able to say, "Hey, doesn't my mother know your mother?"