The Continuing Saga of Sonia Sotomayor

Finally after what has seemed like ages I am finally able to get back online to opine about the comings and goings of the political world. I won’t bore you with the trials and tribulations of the last two weeks of my cyber absence and instead dive right into the meat of why you come here. Today I will opine on the battle in the U.S. Senate regarding the confirmation hearing of President Obama’s pick to replace Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor.

I have previously opined that President Obama’s nominee Souter’s seat on the bench is unaccceptable for many reasons. I have pointed out that President Obama’s criteria for selecting a Supreme Court nominee contains no reference to adherence to the U.S. Constitution. What I didn’t point out is that this philosophy tramples all over the history of this great nation and is extremely disrespectful of the founding fathers. If a nominee chosen by this criteria were to be confirmed and elevated to the highest court in the land it would not be inconceivable that more of our rights would be bled away in the name of empathy.

I also pointed to several comments made by Ms. Sotomayor that should without question disqualify her. They would if she had been a white heterosexual male, but instead Obama and his minions continued to make excuses for her. Comments like her infamous “wise Latina” comment indicate that she feels far superior to others. Under heavy questioning by Senators at her confirmation hearing this week Sotomayer repeatedly shied away from her comments. She tried to explain her comments away by claiming that she was attempting to inspire and encourage women and latino’s to pursue a career in the legal field. For the most part I believe she failed.

Then there is the sheer number of her rulings that have been overturned by the very court that she is attempting to be confirmed to.  The most notable and most recent was the case of Ricci vs. New Haven, CT. The basics of that case was that in order to receive a promotion the firefighters of that city must score highly on an exam. When not enough minorities scored high enough to receive a promotion the city threw out the exams. The white firefighters in turn sued the city on the basis that their civil rights were violated as was their right of equal protection. You can read more about the case here. After the lower court that heard the case sided with the city the firefighters appealed the ruling.  It was at this point that Judge Sotomayor heard the case. In the subsequent ruling, once again the court sided with the city. Sotomayor happened to be one of the judges that ruled in favor of New Haven. The firefighters then appealed to the Supreme Court where the court ruled in favor of the firefighters. The fact that this case was overturned should give some indication of the quality of her rulings.

The information that is out in regards to Ms. Sotomayor should be more than enough to disqualify this woman from serving on the U.S. Supreme Court, but inexplicably some of our Senators seem to be blind to the truth. It is up to us to help them see the truth in front of them. Contact your Senators and tell them that Sotomayor is unacceptable.