Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

i'm disheartened by the reasonable tone and rational discourse so far voiced by elected republicans.

i think senators cornyn, sessions and hatch could do a lot more for democrats if they joined the unholy trinity of limbaugh, gingrich, and coulter in continuing the hysterical tone.

and i mean hysterical in both senses of the word.

it's a little difficult for us to keep tying those millstones around their necks when they don't cooperate by agreeing.

i miss mike steele kissing rush's ass.

So what do you think about her quote, " I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion [as a judge] than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

Do you agree with that? Would it be ok if a white male said the same thing? If a white male said this, his nomination would be dead in the water. For the record, I think it would be worse if a white male said it, but I still think for her to say it is totally inapporopriate.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

So what do you think about her quote, " I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion [as a judge] than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

Do you agree with that? Would it be ok if a white male said the same thing? If a white male said this, his nomination would be dead in the water. For the record, I think it would be worse if a white male said it, but I still think for her to say it is totally inapporopriate.

i would say "good luck". i'd offer my fervent blessing that this be the line of attack taken.

i'd say that the old white male party wanting to place the focus on the huge national problem of reverse discrimination in a debate about a hispanic woman going into an institution that has a 200 year history which includes 2 women and no hispanics would be awesome.

i'd thank you for express mailing the hispanic vote to us for the next decade. motivate your shrinking base. we'll gladly take the inevitable fallout.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

i would say "good luck". i'd offer my fervent blessing that this be the line of attack taken.

i'd say that the old white male party wanting to place the focus on the huge national problem of reverse discrimination in a debate about a hispanic woman going into an institution that has a 200 year history which includes 2 women and no hispanics would be awesome.

i'd thank you for express mailing the hispanic vote to us for the next decade. motivate your shrinking base. we'll gladly take the inevitable fallout.

For the record, I'm no big time Republican. I pretty much always considered them the lesser of two evils. But as bad of a job as they did the past 8 years, I think it's becoming a close call regarding which party is the lesser of the two evils.

But with regard to this woman, I think her comments are offensive to more people than you think. Even my liberal friends found her comments offensive.

[Honu]

In my opinon judges who are the on supreme court should not rule with empathy but with decisions in accordance to our laws stated in the bill of rights and constitution. Someone's age , sex, national heritage , sexual orientation or status should have nothing to do with their decisions.
I will admit I do not know alot about this nominee and I need to do more research , but from the limited information that I have read she does not seem like the best choice. Any comment denoting race at any time by someone who is going to be making decisions as important as what the supreme justices make is cause for alarm. In my opinon , they should be unbiased and judge by the law of the land as stated in the bill of rights and constitution.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by Honu

In my opinon judges who are the on supreme court should not rule with empathy but with decisions in accordance to our laws stated in the bill of rights and constitution. Someone's age , sex, national heritage , sexual orientation or status should have nothing to do with their decisions.
I will admit I do not know alot about this nominee and I need to do more research , but from the limited information that I have read she does not seem like the best choice. Any comment denoting race at any time by someone who is going to be making decisions as important as what the supreme justices make is cause for alarm. In my opinon , they should be unbiased and judge by the law of the land as stated in the bill of rights and constitution.

her decision's have been precisely in line with her extreme agenda of promoting puertoricafeminazism which is why people like me are so worried about moderate even keeled radio hosts pointing out her radicalism.

[Honu]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

her decision's have been precisely in line with her extreme agenda of promoting puertoricafeminazism which is why people like me are so worried about moderate even keeled radio hosts pointing out her radicalism.

Like I said I need to do more research on her rulings and statements , I will research and report back lol.

[Danzig]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31011651/


“The American ideal is that justice should be colorblind,” said Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican on the Judiciary Committee. “As we see people like Barack Obama achieve the highest office in the land and Judge Sotomayor’s own nomination to the highest court, I think it is harder and harder to see the justifications for race-conscious decisions across the board.”



~i find it interesting that she may get shot down due to her feelings on race-and may well have been nominated due to her race in an effort by obama to provide diversity. an interesting conundrum.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

i would say "good luck". i'd offer my fervent blessing that this be the line of attack taken.

i'd say that the old white male party wanting to place the focus on the huge national problem of reverse discrimination in a debate about a hispanic woman going into an institution that has a 200 year history which includes 2 women and no hispanics would be awesome.

i'd thank you for express mailing the hispanic vote to us for the next decade. motivate your shrinking base. we'll gladly take the inevitable fallout.

i read an article that there is some discussion over whether she would in fact be the first hispanic judge. according to the article, some believe justice cardozo should be considered hispanic, while others say he should not be...

but of course she would most certainly be the first female of hispanic descent-if she passes the process.