Comments on: Judiciary Committee OKs Sotomayor for high court

By: John M

John M — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:14:39 +0000

No matter how lukewarm the Democrats are on LGBT issues, they are light years ahead of the Republicans. Sotomyer’s confirmation vote is just the most recent glaring example of how backward the Republican party is when it comes to equality for all.

By: yodafriend

yodafriend — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:50:48 +0000

The republicans want an all white judicial system. They are so affraid of minorities having a voice. Most of the republicans are scared to death, partially by FOX NEWS, and partially by their racsist beliefs. We need to be more diverse, by the entire US, not just caucasians. FOX NEWS tries to scare people into believing, that the world will end, and if minorities are in charge then we will become the Antichrist country, and minorites will remember how they were treated in the past, and take revenge.

By: Wayne M.

Wayne M. — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:57:32 +0000

It is clear to me that Senator Jeff Sessions, like the religious right which he represents in the Senate, actually does want a bias on the part of justices, but one that goes their way. On the other hand, Senator Lindsay Graham shows a clear understanding that Justice Sotomayor will truly practice what is considered a tradition of “blind justice”

Just one point that needs to be emphasized: The fact that one Republican broke ranks with his party shows that opposition from that party is not as solid as the article suggests.

By: Qb1

Qb1 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:00:38 +0000

Felicidad Senora, Honorable Justice Sotomayor!

Espero que usted esta una amiga verdad por nosotros, los LGBT communidad…

I hope you are a true friend to the LGBT Community.

Congrats.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:55:46 +0000

She joins another female justice on the US Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

She has said over and over again that she would rule based on actual law and precedent on not on empathy, etc.

Congressman Chuck Shumer of New York interviewed about case after case after case after casae to show that she did not let her empathy for immigrants etc sway her decisions and that she ruled against immigrants etc inspite of her empathy for them. She ruled again and again however the applicable established law of the time required her. Proving she was not the activist judge making up law as she went along as congressman Jeff Sessions tried to repeatedly paint her as doing. Again and again Sessions failed to rattle her or “back her into a corner”. She has had a long judicial career, knows the law, knows what is required of her and never once lost her nerve or her calm. Inspite of the hard and sometimes demanding and untrusting questions questions asked of her. She was able to explain applicable law and precedent and how cases were decided and why.

She was able to explain her way out of the “wise Latina” comment she made at a school saying that it was not the best choice of words she later realized, but her goal was to motivate Latino students, etc with the idea that if one of their own ethnic background could be a judge and achieve her own goals to better her life so could they.

By: churroboy

churroboy — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:10:49 +0000

I think it’s ironic how the GOP is concerned about Sotomayor bringing a racial bias, but don’t think that a largely white supreme court could have a racial bias.