If Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer only voted against a nominee because of the nominee’s race, why does that not make Schumer a racist?

People should be judged on who they are and not what color they are.

Fox News: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday voted against a nomination by the Trump administration to fill a federal judgeship — and signaled that it’s because the nominee is white.

Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor that the nomination of Marvin Quattlebaum, a white judge who is a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in Greenville, South Carolina, “speaks to the overall lack of diversity in President Trump’s selections for the federal judiciary.”

Quattlebaum’s nomination, Schumer said, replaces two black judges from South Carolina whom the Obama administration nominated to fill the position — which The Post and Courier notes has long been vacant. More

I’ve known Chuck Schumer for years.

He is not a racist, but this was an absolutely shameful reason to vote against a very qualified nominee like Marvin Quattlebaum.

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) March 1, 2018

Sir, someone should remind @SenSchumer, diversity of culture knows no color..the United States of America is diverse, but the interpretation of Law requires strict adherence to the Culture under which it was founded. Schumer’s dance/ statements warrant only contempt. Sir

— JL Wilding (@JLWilding) March 1, 2018

That is just a cheep excuse for not voting for a Trump nominee that is conservative.

— Steeler (@PittsSteeler) March 1, 2018

are you new here? democrats have strongly opposed conservative people of color and women being confirmed to the federal bench.
see:
miguel estrada
janice rogers brown
priscilla owen
carolyn kuhl
james ho
amul thapar
joan larsen
amy coney barrett
allison eid

— Ryan (@alwaysonoffense) March 1, 2018

If you make a decision based on the color of someone’s skin, that’s racism. That makes @chuckschumer racist, at least on this issue.

— Joel (@skiahh) March 2, 2018

Shameful, to say the least.

— Judith (@JudithCGagee18) March 2, 2018

He certainly sounds racist to me. He needs to step down or removed from office. He’s either a white hater or he’s mentally unfit to serve. Either way he needs to go.

— 🇺🇸Brenda 🇺🇸 (@drou_bre) March 1, 2018