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Sotomayor says nation 'can't afford to despair' over Trump
Associated Press ^ | Nov 15, 2016 9:11 PM EST | Sam Hananel

Posted on 11/15/2016 7:02:07 PM PST by Olog-hai

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that Americans “can’t afford to despair” in the wake of Donald Trump's election as president.

Speaking to an audience at a Capitol Hill cultural center, Sotomayor said the nation can’t afford for a president to fail, but stressed that “every person has an obligation both to continue being heard and to continue doing the right thing.”

The justice was responding to a question from radio host Bill Press about whether Trump’s victory made her feel apprehensive. She declined to answer directly, but said people “can’t afford to give up on pursuing the values that we and others have fought so hard to achieve.”

“So for me this is a challenge,” she said. “I will continue doing what I think is the right thing.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: billpress; impartiality; snowflakes; sotomayor; supremecourt; trump; trumpscotus; trumptransition; wiselatina
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So the wise-mouth Latina will continue to do what is right in her own eyes, something that is condemned six times in the Bible, and twice condemned in the book of . . . Judges (17:6 and 21:25). And by saying so she says to heck with the Constitution, but I repeat myself.
1 posted on 11/15/2016 7:02:07 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Trump will get two SCOTUS picks for sure. Possibly three.

Hoping Cruz is #1.

1. He’s brilliant and young and will give ‘em hell for decades.

2. Better have him there than trying to primary Trump in 3 years or in some job he’s not suited for (AG).

3. He can play the Latino card if leftists go after him at the confirmation.


2 posted on 11/15/2016 7:04:42 PM PST by TigerClaws
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To: Olog-hai

The thoughts of the Wise Latina.


3 posted on 11/15/2016 7:06:15 PM PST by Steely Tom ([VOTE FRAUD] == [CIVIL WAR])
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To: TigerClaws
You read what Sotomayor said? Impartiality and the Constitution be damned, it boils down to.
4 posted on 11/15/2016 7:06:39 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

“Sotomayor says nation ‘can’t afford to despair’ over Trump”,

Well ... I at least agree with the Wise Latina on this issue.


5 posted on 11/15/2016 7:07:11 PM PST by svxdave (Life is too short to wear a fake Rolex.)
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To: Steely Tom

Those are thoughts that would get one thrown off the bar in a sane universe.


6 posted on 11/15/2016 7:07:17 PM PST by Olog-hai
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>> “So for me this is a challenge,” she said. “I will continue doing what I think is the right thing.” …

WTF is the challenge? The Constitution?


7 posted on 11/15/2016 7:07:58 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Olog-hai

Despair? I’m elated!


8 posted on 11/15/2016 7:08:20 PM PST by MountainWalker
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To: Olog-hai

She doesn’t give a flying flip about the Constitution.

Obama himself (the ‘scholar’ that he is) said it only guaranteed negative liberties.

Not surprised at Sotmayor’s absolute contempt for our laws. She’s a leftist hack who was appointed because of her vagina and last name.


9 posted on 11/15/2016 7:08:36 PM PST by TigerClaws
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To: Olog-hai

The fat super delegate opens her mouth, effectively shtting in a busy public intersection.

Thanks brown bagger, we’ll take it from here.


10 posted on 11/15/2016 7:09:08 PM PST by Eddie01 (Democrats are the Liquidate America Party)
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To: Olog-hai

Exactly what I picked up from it. Justifying the sin of pride via a dramatic and heroic fight for good (one’s own version of good, one’s own will, followed by praise of the illusion of self) is as old as man. Oops, sorry, I meant as old as folks. Jesus died for the sins of folks :-)


11 posted on 11/15/2016 7:09:58 PM PST by tinyowl (A is A)
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To: TigerClaws

Most of the Ten Commandments are “negative liberties” too. Source of Obama’s hate towards Christians and Jews.

And of course, the communist constitutions constitute these “liberties” as “positive” and stipulate they be “in the interests of the working class”, meaning you can’t exercise them.


12 posted on 11/15/2016 7:10:24 PM PST by Olog-hai
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She doesn’t give a flying flip about the Constitution.

No, she thinks she's a legislator, with lifetime tenure, in a legislative body of nine super-senators.

13 posted on 11/15/2016 7:10:29 PM PST by Steely Tom ([VOTE FRAUD] == [CIVIL WAR])
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To: tinyowl

Well, this “völkisch” president is on the way out, and so ought to be his law-hating “justices”.


14 posted on 11/15/2016 7:11:13 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Steely Tom
No, she thinks she's a legislator, with lifetime tenure, in a legislative body of nine super-senators.

Exactly.

And now it looks like there are two active legislators.

15 posted on 11/15/2016 7:15:53 PM PST by onona (Keeping the faith will be our new directive for the republic !)
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So the wise-mouth Latina”

If she is supposed to be so “Wise”, why is she 200 LBS OVERWEIGHT and Severely OBESE, Most likely has type 2 Diabetes that SHE CREATED FOR HERSELF?????????


16 posted on 11/15/2016 7:17:02 PM PST by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: Steely Tom

I know Justices can be impeached, I wonder what the standard is for kicking that process off?


17 posted on 11/15/2016 7:17:28 PM PST by GunningForTheBuddha (TARD: Trump Acceptance Resistance Disorder)
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To: Steely Tom

That’s beyond legislator, into dictator.


18 posted on 11/15/2016 7:20:10 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

the wise latina speaks.


19 posted on 11/15/2016 7:21:55 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: eyeamok
Type 1, or so Slate claims.

As far as her job, admittedly and openly partial. Disqualification from office and the bar.
20 posted on 11/15/2016 7:23:44 PM PST by Olog-hai
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