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No worries righty  


7/2/2009 11:31 am
 Leftys, when the right talks about judicial activism, that is something that we really need to counter, because it’s a bunch of BS! The most activist judging decision ever made was Bush v. Gore. And made by a conservative Supreme Court that just handed the Presidency to George W. Bush with barely any deliberation. Honestly, there’s nothing wrong with judicial activism, everyone does it. In fact if it wasn’t for judicial activism we wouldn’t have had the civil rights movement. Scalia does it all the time when he talks about gun rights and gun control. When they talk about abortion, that’s judicial activism. I mean, how is it any different than the statements that Judge Sotomayor has made, it’s a red herring! It’s ridiculous to think that anyone that goes up there on a senate judicial committee and says my views on abortion and my views on the death penalty will have absolutely nothing to do with my judging, is either lying or their deluding themselves.

Look, granted they do their best to follow the law but the law exist in a political context. The law doesn’t fall from the sky, the law represents values that society has decided to codify. So to say that judges make policy, that’s absolutely correct! Judges make policy all the time. Why fear the truth, call a spade a spade! So when Judge Sotomayor got caught on video saying that the court of appeals is “often where policy is made.” Then she corrected herself and said “I’m not advocating it.” Hey guess what peeps, she was being real! Because thats the way it is. I keep telling you folks - the right is behaving more and more like children in a school yard! They look for any itty bitty issue to grasp on to because there on the ropes. Again, not everyone, but enough of the one’s that the American people see and hear all the time.

Even with all of her credentials and smarts, by all accounts (from many of her colleagues) Judge Sotomayor is not considered an intellectual heavyweight. Not as some justices on the higher court have been. She’s no William Brennan or a Thurgood Marshall. She’s definitely no Earl Warren either. From what I’ve read it’s doubtful that she will leave an indelible mark on the court. She’s like a David Souter. David Souter was a reliable liberal justice. I’m not at all sure that she will be a reliable liberal justice though. Souter also didn’t leave a mark on the court.

I actually think that the Prez missed an opportunity here. Sure I know that politics came into play, the fact that she is a Latina. If I were the one making the choice I would have picked an absolute progressive counterweigh to balance out the conservative heavyweights on the other side. I’d have to say that Scalia is certainly a heavyweight on the other side. Hopefully she will be a liberal. But that remains to be seen... But... Hey, she’s a woman... very powerful creatures we women... we can see thing that guys don’t, seriously! You never know... she might really shake things up!
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beachbum7797
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7/2/2009 4:14 pm

 Women are the most admired creatures ever created. And men will never understand them. So some guys get scared when a woman is put into a position of power, especially if the powers that put them there are other men that are not quite yet trusted. When selecting what guys to hang out with, I think most of my friends look for honesty, skills, and intelligence. I am a good example of how a not that bright guy can still have friends. I'm not very smart, but then I'm not aspiring to the Supreme Court either. We're all affected by Supreme Court decisions though, so I would hope the nomination and confirmation process would take some time, consider lots of people, lots of issues. But the two party system we have seems to ram these decisions up the (not able to vote on them) public's butts. I think even Ginger is having to ponder this one. I believe that's better than a summary dismissal or approval on an important issue. I'd vote for Ginger for Supreme Court Justice. At least Gin can read and write, and do a bit of research, but I'm not a senator....Beach
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classyginger replies on 7/2/2009 4:26 pm:
Your after my heart...
joker4duty
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7/2/2009 8:50 pm

 Did I miss something...she was nominated...she will be seated in the court. Always remember when the camera runs something needs to be said, the r-party needs to say a lot or they are gone for a while. Unfortunately it sounds like bitching all the time lately.


classyginger replies on 7/2/2009 10:40 pm:
I agree...
DeepBrthng
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7/3/2009 6:59 pm

 While I follow your blog with interest (and rarely ever agree, but still respect your views) I think you almost hit the nail on the head. One correction, US law originates from the Constitution and the Constitution alone. Judges at all levels are merely arbitrators of competing interpretations. In jury trials, we the people provide our interpretation. However, when a judge's decision is so outside the reasonableness of any common man's interpretation of the Constitution, our system fortunately steps in with an appellate process and ultimately a Supreme Court. Sotomayor's ruling and associated comments clearly showed she was not interpreting the Constitution but instead was applying her desire regardless of the law. Rightly so, our system corrected this.
It's an entirely different discussion about whether she belongs on the top court. I'll leave that one to you.


classyginger replies on 7/3/2009 7:16 pm:
"almost hit the nail on the head" - Almost? The nerve of you!

Just kidding!

Thanks for commenting...
DeepBrthng
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7/3/2009 9:42 pm

 Everybody has a first time....you almost had yours... Keep up the good work, I like it.

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