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COURT OVERTURNS SOTOMAYOR; SIDES WITH WHITE FIREFIGHTERS
Drudge ^ | 06/29/09

Posted on 06/29/2009 7:06:51 AM PDT by Abathar

COURT OVERTURNS SOTOMAYOR; SIDES WITH WHITE FIREFIGHTERS


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: affirmativeaction; bhojudicialnominees; commonsense; discrimination; firefighters; obamasracistjudge; preferences; ricci; ruling; scotus; shearacist; sheracist; sotomayor
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To: Abathar

Check out Alito’s concurring opinion. This decision contains an unusual amount of squabbling over the factual record.


121 posted on 06/29/2009 7:27:02 AM PDT by Mojave (Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
We’re one vote away from anarchy. I’m not seeing any cause for celebration either.

Aside from splintered radical nonrepresentative groups, I fear that most Conservatives, Constitutionalists, Libertarians, etc. are too "civilized" and will go quietly to the ovens. Only the left has shown vigilance. There should be peaceful armed marches on Washington instead of "Tea Parties."
122 posted on 06/29/2009 7:27:13 AM PDT by TSgt (Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
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To: Miss Didi

I would just like to say...

hahahahahahahahhaahaahahahahahahhaha!


123 posted on 06/29/2009 7:27:14 AM PDT by retrokitten
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To: penelopesire
Have we ever had a Supreme Court nominee that has been overturned by the Supreme Court before being confirmed?

don't know. I'd bet my house we've never had one that's had 60% of their decisions overturned like Soto has. She's an imbecile, like the other 4 liberals on the SC.

124 posted on 06/29/2009 7:27:14 AM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: PLD
So now her name will get out there and people will really see what a racist she is..Just maybe she will not be appointed to the seat on the Supreme Court..All the wonderful fire fighters and police officer(this happen to the police officers also)may now have a chance to get a promotion ahead of some blacks that do not deserve to be there.

And the sky will be filled with rainbows... peace and harmony will abound!

Sorry -- I'm not trying to knock you -- but my cyncism is pretty much hardwired these days. My prediction: Repubs fold like the usual house of cards, Sonia's in like Flynn, and the great USofA continues to choke and gag on the bile of socialism while crowds of illegals and degenerates cheer in frenzied glee.

125 posted on 06/29/2009 7:27:16 AM PDT by workerbee (If you vote for Democrats, you are engaging in UnAmerican Activity.)
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To: Abathar

She’ll still be confirmed....I bet at least 1 wusspublican votes her out of committee....I say at least 25 of the wusses vote to confirm...35 wouldn’t suprise me.


126 posted on 06/29/2009 7:27:20 AM PDT by wny
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham

No, if Sotomeyer had been on the court, the decision would have been 5-3 instead of 5-4.


127 posted on 06/29/2009 7:27:25 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: Abathar

Important that Souter ruled with the minority. That means that it is still 5-4 on the court on the issue when the wise latina takes Souter’s place. Who would have thought that common sense would be in such short supply on the court that you would need to count votes for it?


128 posted on 06/29/2009 7:27:45 AM PDT by Woebama (Paying for my neighbor's mortgage and Wall Street's bonuses sure is hard.)
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To: Miss Didi
Pray for Justice Kennedy's health.

He's the only one standing in the way of these crazy people.

129 posted on 06/29/2009 7:28:21 AM PDT by Clint N. Suhks ( "we live in the greatest country in the world, help me change it." BHO, Palin/Cheney 2012)
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To: Mojave

Alito’s concurring opinion is great! It’s a total smack-down of the dissent.


130 posted on 06/29/2009 7:29:10 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: workerbee
Check out Alito's opinion on page 42. He says Ginsburg short changed the history of the case to make her dissenting case. Whoa.

"I write separately onlybecause the dissent, while claiming that “[t]he Court’srecitation of the facts leaves out important parts of thestory,” post, at 2 (opinion of GINSBURG, J.), provides an incomplete description of the events that led to New Ha-ven’s decision to reject the results of its exam. The dis-sent’s omissions are important because, when all of theevidence in the record is taken into account, it is clear that, even if the legal analysis in Parts II and III–A of the dissent were accepted, affirmance of the decision below is untenable."

131 posted on 06/29/2009 7:29:12 AM PDT by aimhigh
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To: workerbee; All
My prediction: Repubs fold like the usual house of cards

Until shown otherwise, why would ANYONE bet against this trend?
132 posted on 06/29/2009 7:29:15 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
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To: NonValueAdded

“Waaaaaaaaaaay too many 5-4 decisions. Is our Constitution hanging on by a thread?”

Sadly, yes. The idea that four justices voted to screw those who took the time to study and prep for the test is reprehensible.


133 posted on 06/29/2009 7:29:27 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Impeach President Soros!!!)
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To: gitmo
Hooda thunkit?

Ida!

134 posted on 06/29/2009 7:29:30 AM PDT by whodathunkit (Shrugging as I leave for the Gulch)
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To: workerbee; StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; ...
Response from Camp BamBam:

"This ruling proves the current court is out of touch with the real life of ordinary Americans. We need more diversity; there was no empathy for the plight of persons of color; we need Sonia Sotomeyer to balance it out."

Taking a sobering moment out of my celebration of this decision to recognize that you may be correct, workerbee. Unfortunately, that IS probably how "Camp BamBam" will spin it... and the Republicans will fall under the Wise Latina's spell...

135 posted on 06/29/2009 7:30:07 AM PDT by nutmeg (DemocRATs: The party of tax cheats and other assorted crooks)
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To: MEGoody; All
My understanding is that her decisions are overturned by SCOTUS 60% of the time.

This decision should up that to about 70%.
136 posted on 06/29/2009 7:30:19 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
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To: Gay State Conservative
I'm glad we won this one, but the case was a no brainer. This should have been a 9-0 ruling no matter your political views. Some cases stand on their own and this was one. The four liberals on the court are noting more than race whores.
137 posted on 06/29/2009 7:30:27 AM PDT by animal172 (Disgusted in Tennessee)
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To: Abathar

Four Supreme Court justices believe it should be flat-out legal to discriminate against white people. That’s just great.


138 posted on 06/29/2009 7:30:27 AM PDT by Junior_G
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To: Abathar

She will still get the last laugh on the first Monday of October 2009. The American people think she is “on our side”.


139 posted on 06/29/2009 7:30:35 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: Miss Didi

YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! Woooooohoooooooo!!!!
Buh bye, Justice Souter, don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!!


140 posted on 06/29/2009 7:31:27 AM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
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