Obama Picks Sotomayor
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Lots to be discussed on this issue. More to come later, but do share your thoughts here.
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Video: Sotomayor says court is “where policy is made”
Five of six Sotomayor rulings reviewed by Supreme Court were overturned (one case is still pending).
- Riverkeeper, Inc. vs. EPA, 475 F.3d 83 (2007) — reversed 6-3 (Dissenting: Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg)
- Knight vs. Commissioner, 467 F.3d 149 (2006) — upheld, but reasoning was unanimously faulted
- Dabit vs. Merrill Lynch, 395 F.3d 25 (2005) — reversed 8-0
- >Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. vs. McVeigh, 396 F.3d 136 (2005) — reversed 5-4 (Dissenting: Breyer, Kennedy, Souter, Alito)
- Malesko v. Correctional Services Corp., 299 F.3d 374 (2000) — reversed 5-4 (Dissenting: Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer)
- Tasini vs. New York Times, et al, 972 F. Supp. 804 (1997) — reversed 7-2 (Dissenting: Stevens, Breyer)
Heritage Foundation’s Rapid Response.
THE NEW REPUBLIC: The Case Against Sotomayor
UPDATE, by Mark Noonan:
Just to show how entirely unfit she is to be a Justice, here’s a modification of one of her racist statements:
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60 Responses to “Obama Picks Sotomayor”
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cluster: ahh rico….you do understand sarcasm. good on ya.
You noticed… you do care! Lol!
And that kind of leads into my next comment: I agree that “Liberals live off of identity politics and will do everything in their power to keep it alive”. Why shouldn’t they? It’s been a very successful angle for them. The problem is, the GOP has, up to now, largely ignored the problem — with the notable exception of Bush43. He, more than most, realized the problem and actively engaged it within his administration. The problem is, Bush is gone now. And his primary intitiative in that respect (comprehensive immigration reform) has become downright toxic to most Republicans. Moreover, the Republican party, as a rule, doesn’t exhibit diversity. Blacks, Hispanics, and women are all underrepresented in positions of power and influence in the GOP far more than they are in the Democratic party.
And you’re right — MLK Jr’s dream is still a dream. That’s part of the point. Granted, it’s less of one now than when he said it. But you’d never know that by looking at the present GOP. That’s also part of the point.
Rico,
Much of the conservative base are people like me…..we wear very little on our sleeve. We don’t care about race, gender, sexual orientation, etc, and don’t care to exploit it for political gain. We are simply hard working, sarcastic, grounded Americans and will be quite comfortable with any outcome because of our Faith.
I don’t care to make promises to “classes” of people all in an effort to embrace my cause. They either get it or they don’t……..
We don’t care about race, gender, sexual orientation, etc, and don’t care to exploit it for political gain.
I hope for your sake this is sarcasm.
no it’s not orlando….I see people as well, people. sorry you don’t.
and one other question orlando,
why “for my sake” would you even care? Are you that entrenched is identity politics, that to ignore the subsets is offensive?
I suppose you’re being intentionally obtuse–as is your wont–so running down the list of GOP wedge issues (i.e. the GOP exploiting race/gender/sexual orientation for political gain) would be a wasted effort, no doubt.
why “for my sake” would you even care?
I was giving you the opportunity to save a little face with the “I was just joking” defense because I’m charitable like that. It’s not an opportunity you wished to seize, though. Oh well.
you are so magnanimous. I hardly need any opportunity from a puke like you.
Perhaps it would be best to read the entire speech that Judge Sotomayor gave before labeling her a racist. Here is the link.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/politics/15judge.text.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
cluster: Much of the conservative base are people like me…..we wear very little on our sleeve.
Oh please. If anything, the opposite would be far more accurate. In fact, blogs in general are all about sleeves.
We don’t care about race, gender, sexual orientation, etc, and don’t care to exploit it for political gain.
As far as the first part goes, I know plenty of Republicans, many considerably more “conservative” than I, for whom race, ethnicity, and/or gender matters a great deal. For example, more than a few of my small business colleagues won’t hire blacks because they believe black people are lazy and/or dishonest. Another always jacks up the price he quotes to Orientals because he thinks “they’re worse than Jews” (his words). Another is a real gem… ever since I’ve known him he has claimed to hate black people, won’t have anything to do with them. Now he has a lady friend who recently moved in with him. But she’s not black, according to him, she’s Tanzanian. Go figure.
As for the second part, much of politics is all about exploitation. In particular, that’s what hot button issues are all about. Also, if it is truly the case that the Republican base “doesn’t care about race, gender, sexual orientation, etc,” why is it so difficult for anyone but white males to achieve positions of power within the GOP — particularly elected positions? I mean it’s all well and good to claim the Dems only pander to minorities. I’m not inclined to deny it, either. But the fact remains that there are a lot more minority individuals in positions of power in the Dem party than there are in the GOP. Apparently they don’t just pander to them, they actually share power with them. And especially in that latter respect, the GOP currently has a built-in image problem.
Okay, enough preamble, here’s my point: unless you really, truly believe that differences in race, ethnicity, or gender are innate, then there has to be something the GOP can do to improve their image. So here’s my idea… First, the GOP should embrace “affirmative action” programs — but insist they be economically based, not ethnically/racially based. Second, they should extend that to promoting the development of small businesses and entrepreneurial enterprises in economically challenged areas. Third, they should actively recruit role models of “the American Dream” for positions of real power. By that I mean recruiting people who have pulled themselves up by their bootstraps all by themselves, without the advantage of family legacy. If you ask me, those things are places where the GOP could score some real points without sacrificing any “core principles” at all. But up to now they’re getting their either ignoring the issues or getting their butts kicked on them by the Dems. And frankly, I don’t think there’s any reason for it in the grand scheme of things.