Posted on 07/16/2009 2:59:55 PM PDT by Federalist Patriot
Here is video of New Haven, Connecticut firefighter Frank Ricci, of the Ricci Supreme Court Case, beginning his testimony today before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Sotomayor ruled against Ricci in a lower court decision that was recently overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. . . . . . (Watch Video)
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Linda Chavez was excellent also!
I wished he closed it with him telling her that I hope if your home should ever catch fire she would hope that someone other than a wise latina shows up to put it out.
I support Ricci 100 percent but what is the purpose of his testimony?
This is a brave guy. He’s going to be attacked by dozens of Democrat “operatives” for the crime of testifying against Obama’s nominee. I hope he’s up to it, cause they’ll try to ruin him.
Yep,via of a government controlled fire dept.They have an agenda folks,it’s called control/power and money.
I know many firefighters and they have dreamed of the job since they were kids.They are the best of the best in America because they love their job.
What I couldn’t figure out is, as I watched the testimony, was Sotomayor even in the room? Does anyone know?
What it does is puts a human face on a fantastic guy, victimized not intentionally by Sotomayor, but still victimized by her calm unprofessional oblivion to the critical seriousness of the case. The reason that she could behave that way was that she is on a political bandwagon that says judges are to legislate, both actively and passively, that superficial diversity is necessary while diversity of opinion is not. AS a matter of fact, while we’re making policy, practices that encourage minorities not to study too hard are perfectly fine.
Intellectually bankrupt is insufficient to make this point. The republicans have no statesmen. This guy is a walking, talking advertisement for what an insidious evil a knee jerk leftist “diversity” judge is. I argued a case before her (panel of 3) in 2001 and prevailed, mostly because of her brilliant law clerk.
What it does is puts a human face on a fantastic guy, victimized not intentionally by Sotomayor, but still victimized by her calm unprofessional oblivion to the critical seriousness of the case. The reason that she could behave that way was that she is on a political bandwagon that says judges are to legislate, both actively and passively, that superficial diversity is necessary while diversity of opinion is not. AS a matter of fact, while we’re making policy, practices that encourage minorities not to study too hard are perfectly fine.
Intellectually bankrupt is insufficient to make this point. The republicans have no statesmen. This guy is a walking, talking advertisement for what an insidious evil a knee jerk leftist “diversity” judge is. I argued a case before her (panel of 3) in 2001 and prevailed, mostly because of her brilliant law clerk.
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