Comments on: Justice Sotomayor (Day 2): What Does Jim Sessions Want?

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:01:10 +0000

You are correct, Val, in a way. Socialism is not an economic theory. It is a spectrum of theories. But that is all it is. Justices for SCOTUS have nothing to do with that. If any thing in this process makes Repub claims of socialism look credible, you may want to clean your glasses.

By: JoeFattal

JoeFattal — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:47:08 +0000

Well it just occured to me just what a “Wise Latino woman” is. A smart ass Puerto Rican.

By: DEJ

DEJ — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:07:47 +0000

Wow, and that’s what you’re reduced to. Glenn Beck cries. Really? For heavens sake, please start looking at track records. Be it your SC nom, your media hacks, your Senators and Reps, and most importantly, your PRESIDENT!!! How many Czars does he have now? 31? 32? Nice way to run a parallel government. And you Folks are all worried about the CIA and the Ex-VP keeping a potential assassination program away from our Congress?? Really? Have you SEEN our Congress?? Both Parties. Crazy.

By: DEJ

DEJ — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:55:01 +0000

Fred,
Pitiful. Yes, you. So what you believe is that no nomination should be challenged? She has said the words herself, in many speeches. Not “just” one. And footnote: Ouch, has that mean and evil Glenn Beck hit a sore spot with you? Or is it more ” The Truth? You can’t handle the Truth!!!”

By: DEJ

DEJ — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:47:02 +0000

But that’s NOT what she has said…over and over again. And please be reminded, her educational background leads one to believe that she is very liberal and without and constrains from a higher court or oversight, that she most likely impose her views within her SC verdicts. Did anyone happen to review her Supreme court overturns? In total? Not just the Ricchi case? I thought as Americans, we deserved EQUAL rights under the law. No matter how rich or poor, the color of our skin or the believes our lives are guided under, that Lady Justice would be blind and apply the LAW. This is not her views as shown in “candid” moments. She spun like a top and I can’t even believe that anyone that has researched her in any measure can wonder why she is being ‘grilled’. Face it, it’s going to happen and we have much worse on our plates to challenge an/or be worried about as an American Nation. My heart breaks for what is to come and what we have become so ambivalent to.

By: ib2

ib2 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:31:20 +0000

Has it occured to anyone that maybe, just maybe, a wise Latina might just make better decisions than an old, white male, especially if the latter is entrenched in having the power for too long?

By: Val

Val — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:52:12 +0000

Socialism is not only an economic theory. It is a mind set and a very cruel practice too. During the Communism in my native country people were ranked in the society based on their affiliation to particular group, party, and even birth place (yes being born in some area was beneficial). Also the laws were applied differently depending on who will benefit. Sounds familiar?

The example with Hitler was used just to show that the excuse “I wanted to inspire my people who were down” does not hold any water.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:13:53 +0000

And I’ll add that I’d prefer she stress formalist plain-meaning textualism than “Congress’s intent and hewing faithfully to precedents established by the Supreme Court and by my Circuit Court.” Damn common law…

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:52:43 +0000

Problem is, this “wise Latina” much ado about nothing is a sideshow distracting from the important parts of the confirmation: the utterly execrable job she did of asking the substantive questions Senators posed to her. I mean, the answers she gave to the questions Feingold asked about incorporation were execrable to the point that there seems to be little alternative besides either that those answers were insincere and she’s being deliberately obtuse and evasive – which were I a Senator I’d consider cause to vote against her confirmation – or else she actually thinks she gave a meaningful answer to the question “What would be the general test for incorporation? I mean, what is the general principle?” – in which case she doesn’t seem very competent.

By: ACG

ACG — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:19:01 +0000

You understand all too well. If I could describe the bar study experience in two words, I’d say “guiltily lazy.” But the motivation to not be one of the 5% that fails is powerful!!