This is comical. Imagine this question:
Judge Sotomayer, does a US citizen have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
Sotomayer: “I don’t believe the court has addressed that issue.... but I could be wronnnnnnng.”
Exactly the point. It is like the Al Gore denial that there was anything to be concerned about simply because the Supreme Court never addressed his crimes before.
To Republicans on the Judiciary Committee:
Please ask, in light of the non-answer or negative answer to the right to keep and bear arms not being infringed:
“Judge Sotomayer, does a US citizen have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?”
If a person doesn’t have the right to protect themselves, then the person has no rights to life. And if there’s no right to life, then . . . that leads to a very slippery slope, indeed, in this Country. Our BASIC rights are in The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States of America with the Bill of Rights. We have a BASIC right to life and the right to keep and bear arms in order to protect our lives.
Pin her down to HER beliefs and how they coincide with what she’s said in public for the last 17 years. She keeps saying she can’t answer because she doesn’t know what the “intent” of the other judges’ were. C’mon, Senator.
I don’t think she REALLY understands the Constitution of the United States of America (or doesn’t want to) . . . because it was written by our “white male” Founding Fathers. And because it was written by those white males, she believes that it is a “living” document that can be changed according to the whim (background, race, ethnic origin of a Jurist) of the Courts. Honestly, Senator. I’ve listened to her answers. Or rather evasions in place of answers.
The other thing that galls me is how she modulates her voice and lengthens her speech patterns and talks DOWN to you Senators. Watch the video repeat and see if you don’t notice it, too.
Please argue for a NO vote for Sonia Sotomayor. She will be a dangerous jurist if approved due to her past history and her manner, demeanor, and the way she views herself.
Thank you, MyName, Retired