Posted on 05/26/2009 12:50:25 PM PDT by Daffynition
Ideologues are likely to advance four lines of attack against federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor when confirmation hearings are held, likely in the third week of July, according to a frequent U.S. Supreme Court litigator.
Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme Court in a press conference this morning.
Mainstream Republicans are unlikely to risk political capital on opposing a nominee who would become the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court, litigator Thomas Goldstein writes on SCOTUSblog, the blog he created. But extreme public interest groups that depend on controversy to raise funds have an interest in caricaturing the nominee, he says.
Goldstein sees these possible lines of attack:
1) Sotomayor is not smart enough, a claim likely to be “stated obliquely and only on background.” The claim isn’t true, according to Goldstein. She graduated from the top of her class at Princeton and went on to attend Yale Law School. Her opinions are well-reasoned and clearly written. “Nothing suggests she isn’t the match of the other justices.”
2) Sotomayor is a judicial activist. Goldstein says SCOTUSblog’s review of Sotomayor’s judicial opinions shows her to be “on the left of this Supreme Court, just not the radical left.”
3) Judge Sotomayor is dismissive of positions with which she disagrees. This line of attack will include references to a speech in which Sotomayor said the ethnicity and sex of a judge “may and will make a difference in our judging” and to another speech in which she acknowledged that federal judges effectively make policy. Goldstein’s conclusion: “There just isn’t any remotely persuasive evidence that Judge Sotomayor acts lawlessly or anything of the sort.”
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The ugly truth is that elections have consequences and there is nothing that can be done to stop this nominee.
Laughable. This Debra goof was the clearest thinker they could find?
it sickens me that republicans will not oppose her because she’s hispanic, as if its about race. This shows that republicans are indeed racist by approving her based on race
She forgot:
Sonia Sotomayor is a racist
Picture a statue of Lady Justice looking like SS peaking out from behind the blindfold saying: “But I can’t make a decision until I see what color your skin is....”
Except that one of her opinions (regarding the firefighters qualification test) may be about to be overturned by the SC.
I believe the facts of the Ricci case should be brought out into the open.
Shouldn’t say this, but I would be surprised that when people hear about the details, and the denial to Ricci of his position he earned by scoring well in the exam, they understand the total unfairness of the decision handed down by Madame Sotomayor.
Well, it's certainly refreshing to see the ABA recognizes that honorable men and women can disagree about matters of public policy./Sarcasm
“The ugly truth is that elections have consequences and there is nothing that can be done to stop this nominee.”
What does John McCAin have to say about her? Do you think he will oppose her? We’ll see.
“I congratulate Judge Sonia Sotomayor on her nomination by the president to be an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court,” McCain said. “I look forward to examining her record thoroughly during the Senate confirmation process.”
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000003125603
No, McCain will not oppose her and even if he did, it would not matter.
Instead, McCain will release a statement outlining how happy he is that a Hispanic woman will be sitting on the SCOTUS.
And get overturned for failure to address the law.
Republicans dont have any political Capitol with Hispanics now, so how can they risk it.?
Another Activist Judge; and, this one is headed to the Supreme Court. God save us all.
The legacy of 0bama will now include judicial activism at the pinnacle of the US Court System, unless the pubbies can find the stones to stop it.
Yes, Virginia, elections have consequences.
If in fact her opinion is: “gun possession not a fundamental right” ...........then she is going to have a heated vetting with 2A supporters in both parties. Heh.
Nonsense. Simply remind people about how Miguel Estrada was the first Hispanic nominated to the Supreme Court, not Sotomayor.
-PJ
Real high standard there. < /s > A case of 'Defining "Competency" Down'?
What a very impressive publication!
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