I agree with Rush’s and Newt’s assessment of Sotomayor but I agree with Cornyn that it should not be used to decide whether to support her nomination or not.
There are four issues that they should however pursue:
1)her attitude towards the Second Amendment
2)her belief on whether policy should be made from the bench
3)her belief on whether affirmative action should play a role in what decision she comes up with in deciding a case
4)her views of free speech
its her views on all of the Bill of Rights.
whether or not she thinks a court has a duty to be blind to race and socio-economic circumstances of the litigants
those are the biggies. But if she is a racist then I think that Rush and Newt should be, they are not holding office, perfect to flog that
And even though you agree with Rush and Newt, you don’t don’t seem to think that her attitude directly impacts those four things? Maybe if you think a little deeper like Rush and Newt, you might come to a different conclusion....
1)She has already made judgments against the ownership of firearms.
2)She has stated that is the perfect place to make policy.
3)Can a racist of a minority background do anything, but......????
4)Not sure.
5)Racism coming from a white person would be viewed as exactly what it is and be denied entry into the supreme court. This applies here as well.
Nice try, but you miss the point! Her racism then affects how her view on your ‘points’ are translated into law! How the hell can separate her racism and her views????
Even if confirmed, it’s still a 5-4 court.