John Krehbiel
Sotomayor’s Votes Cross Ideological Lines
by John Krehbiel on 7 June 2009
ISTM that the Sotomayor nomination is a near perfect mirror/ projection screen in which (or onto which) people project whatever they bring into the issue of whom should serve on the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor’s Votes Cross Ideological Lines – washingtonpost.com.
I guess that’s why I’m just confused. I don’t see any consistent philosophy or viewpoint. That may be desirable in an appeals judge, but I would expect more from a SCOTUS justice.
On her statements about what a “wise Hispanic woman” would do, see this.
I’m no legal scholar, and I really haven’t made a detailed study of the issue. Maybe that’s why I’m so puzzled, but I’m inclined to believe there are certain canned responses to any Supreme Court nominee by members of the opposition regardless of the actual positions taken by that nominee.
2009-06-07 » John Krehbiel
7 June 2009 @ 11:09 am
The Sotomayor nomination is really troubling to me. I have tried to understand her and where she is coming from, based on my reading of a lot of commentary and analysis on the internet. Considering all that and her role in the decision on the New Haven firemen’s case creates an almost insoluble problem for me. I think presidents are entitled to appoint whomever they want to cabinet positions or the supreme court, but they also have an obligation to nominate people who are the best of the best. I don’t think Judge Sotomayor measures up. The New Haven firemen’s case is pending before the Supreme Court and the early betting is that the decision will go against Judge Sotomayor and her co-signers of that decision. No matter how it goes, it will becloud an already murky situation.