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Nominee Sotomayor Faces Senate

July 14th, 2009

 

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U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, repelling the notion that she is an activist judge who is interested in making law rather than upholding law, promised Monday to uphold the “impartiality of our justice system.” Her comments to the Senate Judiciary came after several conservative members of the panel expressed concerns that she is guided by race rather than blind justice. Some honed in on remarks she made more than eight years ago during a speech when she quipped that “a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences” is more qualified to rule on cases than a White male. Sotomayor, 55, the first Hispanic to be nominated to the nation’s highest court, has said that she should not be judged by those comments alone. “My personal and professional experiences help me to listen and understand, with the law always commanding the result in every case,” she said. Despite stinging criticisms launched at her by senators such as Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the ranking minority leader on the committee.  “I will not vote for, and no senator should vote for an individual nominated by any president who believes it is acceptable for a judge to allow their own personal background, gender, prejudices or sympathies to sway their decision,” Sessions said. But Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) seemed to hint that he was leaning toward voting for Sotomayor, saying that Obama had won the election and thus the right to nominate candidates for the high court. “Unless you have a complete meltdown, you’re going to get confirmed,” Graham told her. “And I don’t think you will.” Sotomayor, the daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants who was raised in the south Bronx, smiled. “I want to make one special note of thanks to my mother,” the nominee said. “I am here today because of her aspirations and sacrifices for my brother Juan and me.”

Photos: Go on Sonia Sotomayor’s Journey  from her Bronx, N.Y. childhood to her historic Supreme Court nomination.

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Kathy Said on July 14th, 2009

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cecilenoe Said on July 14th, 2009

if she was a white girl bleu eyes do you think ,she will be there i don’t think so.now congradulation to sonia and usa senat just get over it.
she obei the law then one word she will apply the law..with faithfully that set.



shirley Said on July 14th, 2009

As cedilenoe said if this were a white girl there would be no trouble nominating Ms. Sotomayor. As far as labeling her as possibily as impatial judge, isn’t that the norm for the other white judges. I count Clarence Thomas because he doen’t believe in affirmative action although he was helped by it. Everyone’s judgement at some time or other is about race. Tell these people stop fulling themselves we all have made decisions based on race. Also why can’t a Black nominate a Black.? White people do!



Denise Said on July 15th, 2009

This is all a strategy to render Judge Sotomayor virtually USELESS by the time she actually gets confirmed on the Supreme Court.

Why? Let’s use the example of Abortion Rights: if Ms. Sotomayor gets to be bullied and harrassed enough BEFORE she is confirmed, by ultra-conservatives and other Unilateral Womb Gods who consider they know what is best for ANOTHER PERSON’s BODY, by the time she actually has to make any Abortion RULINGS, she might perhaps try ….TOO HARD…to “show” her critics that they were wrong about her.

How? By going contrary to what she would otherwise have used her judicial Training and years of experience to bring to bear on her ruling.

All said though: let us hope there is MORE to Sonia Sotomayor than just being a Latina Woman in racist, sexist United States of America.



Thelma Malone Said on July 15th, 2009

I am so embarresed as a Alabama proud human being to know some one like Jeff Session would allow him self to be negative.All the things he has to say some else is writing them for him.He is not smart enough to question this lady about any thing alone with the prejudice he hold in his heart about Blacks.Did I mention that he is a drunk, like Bush,Every time OBAMA speak o0f any thing they come back with a negative reply,when we put Jesus in the white house they will complain about that also.All with love



Nesley filsaime Said on July 16th, 2009

Good Morning! Sotomayor





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