An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. --
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see. -- Sonia Sotomayor
I'm baffled as to why Sonia Sotomayor is considered a reasonable choice for the Supreme Court. Obviously, Barry H. Obama, the mass media, and the American Bar Associatioinare are all in love with her. I'm having trouble deciding what to do other than break her other leg and send her home. (I know, I know, hardly civil discourse, but this selection is even worse than the Harriet Miers pick).
She is one of many, it's true, who believe the constitution oughta be re-written on a daily basis; and that is bad enough. But here's one who believes that members of her "own race" are more qualified to do it. My goodness, we've come full circle, if we plan to put a racist on the highest court in the land. I thought it was a bad thing to be a racist.
Here's another quote from Sotomayor:
Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.
Now, why would that be the case? Is the law so fundamentally fluid that it matters what we had for lunch to reflect what the law really means? Gives a whole new meaning to legislating from the bench.
This lady sure seems unqualified. If she tries to defend any of these positions, she definitely is.
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