Posted on 06/04/2009 12:57:02 PM PDT by Drew McKissick
When it comes to the confirmation process for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Republicans have an opportunity to do something that would benefit both themselves and the nation. That is, they should use the process as a chance to hold forth on the meaning of the Constitution and the proper role of the judiciary in our political system and society.
Three main areas are ripe with opportunity for Republicans if they have the nerve to play hardball.
First, the notion that "empathy" should play any role in American justice.
Obama previously stated that he wanted judges that had "empathy" when it came to how they made their decisions. But empathy is merely a euphemism for justifying politically liberal results.
It is a legal pseudo-philosophy that inherently means being un-empathetic to someone else's claims based on nothing more than one's own feelings, as opposed to applying the law as it is written and leaving elected legislators to channel society's collected empathy.
Would liberals say it was OK for judges to be empathetic to rich people or large corporations vs. minorities? Of course not, nor should they. Empathy is always biased, which is antithetical to blind, impartial justice, and American's instinctively recognize it as unfair.
The second area to focus on is social issues. And several really big ones stand out.
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The dipsticks who set the seats of congress do not know about the Constitution themselves, how can they grill this candidate? She is more skilled at avoiding and twisting the answers than they are at developing the questions so that she cannot. Just because a few of them passed their bar exams doesnt make them any part knowledgeable about the Constitution, and furthermore, most of them were not courtroom attorneys anyway.
Don’t hold your breath. The limp-wristed, spineless republicans on the Jud. committee will carefully hide under their desks, peeking out only to thank this arrogant, ignorant racist for granting them the opportunity to bask in her presence. It will be a cowardly performance by true, professional, gutless a$$-kissers.
unfortunately, well said
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