Sonia Sotomayor will be sworn in as a judge to the highest court in the land. Many conservatives are decrying her judicial philosophy based on quotes and decisions from the past. Should they be worried? Justice David H. Souter-whom she is replacing- was nominated and confirmed under George H.W. Bush- consistently ruled for the conservative cause his first year. Soon after he became one of the left's most concupiscent voices for the left. Do you think Sotomayor will vote along ideological lines or will she surprise everyone?
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It will be interesting to see how she rules as she begins hearing cases. Due to power given and the lifetime appointment, it takes extreme self control to remain faithful in interpreting the Constitution rather than being an empathetic advocate for one side or another based on your personal preferences.
We'll see soon enough if she has that self control.
well i don't know what she'll rule, but i'm certainly getting my wise latina t-shirt...
http://rlv.zcache.com/wise_latina_tshirt-p235921026409561830u859_400.jpg
anyways, beyond all the racial rhetoric and that one affirmative action case, it's just nice to see that another harriet miers didn't get nominated to the bench. that was a real debacle.
ultimately, i'm most disheartened about how partisan the judicial confirmation process has become.
Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the six Republicans that was in favor of sending Sotomayor to the highest court in America, recently said selecting judges in our country has become tantamount to politics in the Middle East, wherein the minority party was now obstinately opposed to a nominee simply as a way to appease its base. He said, "You're seeing what I'm afraid is going to be the future. It's Mideast politics, and Mideast politics, when it comes to judging, will not serve the judiciary well in the long run."
Even though the comparison is a bit unseemly, the senator makes a good point. I think we're at a time when Republicans need to be a lot more politically inclusive. Let's be honest: they've done a pretty terrible job at getting the minority vote as of late. The whole Katrina/Kanye West mess, Bush not going to speak at the NAACP until the very last minute, the firing of Eric Iglesias, and now this whole Sotomayor business.
Can they really count on the religious right well into the future?
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0310/p09s01-coop.html
The New York Times ran an interesting article today about the future of the Republican party in Texas, and by association, across the whole country.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/15/us/15texas.html?_r=1&hpw
I hope Kay wins...
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