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Author:  Libs [ Tue May 26, 2009 8:55 am ]
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CNN wrote:
Obama to name Sotomayor as Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama has chosen federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, two sources told CNN on Tuesday.

Sotomayor will be the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice if confirmed

Obama plans to announce his nominee at 10:15 a.m. ET Tuesday, sources told CNN.

Obama said Saturday he wants intellectual firepower and a common touch in the next Supreme Court justice and said he doesn't "feel weighed down by having to choose ... based on demographics."

Obama's nominee will replace retiring Justice David Souter, who announced this month he would step down when the court's current session ends this summer.

There had been wide speculation that Obama would name a woman to the court, which has one female justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Obama also had been under pressure to nominate a Hispanic justice to the court, which has never had one.

Obama's nomination will have to be confirmed by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the full Senate.

The nominee is not expected to have difficulty being confirmed in the Democratic-controlled Senate in time for the new court session in October.

The president has said he hopes to have hearings in July, with the confirmation completed before Congress leaves for the summer.


http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/ ... index.html

Author:  Krem [ Tue May 26, 2009 9:15 am ]
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It's great to see the best high jumper of all time get some recognition by the U.S. Nevertheless, I am a bit puzzled by Obama's decision to nominate a Cuban national for Supreme Court. To me, that shows a certain lack of judgement and the deficiencies in the vetting process; expect a bitter nomination battle, as Republicans will almost certainly bring up the doping allegations of the late 90's.

Author:  Eagle [ Tue May 26, 2009 9:49 am ]
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She's a bit loud, but all this talk of her lacking intelligence is misguided garbage. She'll bring a bit of diversity to the court, something I welcome. She loves the power that comes with the position, and there are many quotes Republicans will pounce on during the process, but from what I know, I don't disagree with her statements regarding the role of a judge and how being a non-white female can effect her views.

All in all, it's a very Obama-like nomination, I think everyone saw it coming and I really like the pick (my kind of SCJ). Krem's right though, Republicans are going to go for blood despite the fact that she was nominated to a position by Bush and is fairly moderate.

Anyone know her stance on gay marriage/abortion ... she is Cathlioc ... ?

Author:  Krem [ Tue May 26, 2009 9:53 am ]
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Anyone else think that Kathy Bates is a shoe-in for the role of Sonia Sotomayor?

Author:  Eagle [ Tue May 26, 2009 9:59 am ]
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I can see it.

Author:  Caius [ Tue May 26, 2009 10:50 am ]
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Eagle wrote:
She's a bit loud, but all this talk of her lacking intelligence is misguided garbage. She'll bring a bit of diversity to the court, something I welcome. She loves the power that comes with the position, and there are many quotes Republicans will pounce on during the process, but from what I know, I don't disagree with her statements regarding the role of a judge and how being a non-white female can effect her views.

All in all, it's a very Obama-like nomination, I think everyone saw it coming and I really like the pick (my kind of SCJ). Krem's right though, Republicans are going to go for blood despite the fact that she was nominated to a position by Bush and is fairly moderate.

Anyone know her stance on gay marriage/abortion ... she is Cathlioc ... ?

She is pro abortion. Federal Courts don't often end up in the gay marriage debate but I would guess that she is in favor. Why is she your type of justice?

Author:  Jedi Master Carr [ Tue May 26, 2009 11:04 am ]
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Krem wrote:
It's great to see the best high jumper of all time get some recognition by the U.S. Nevertheless, I am a bit puzzled by Obama's decision to nominate a Cuban national for Supreme Court. To me, that shows a certain lack of judgement and the deficiencies in the vetting process; expect a bitter nomination battle, as Republicans will almost certainly bring up the doping allegations of the late 90's.


Her family is from Puerto Rico not Cuba but she was born in the U.S so I don't see an issue there. If the republican attack her they can kiss away any chance at regaining the Hispanic vote.

Author:  Alex Y. [ Tue May 26, 2009 11:27 am ]
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Jedi Master Carr wrote:
Krem wrote:
It's great to see the best high jumper of all time get some recognition by the U.S. Nevertheless, I am a bit puzzled by Obama's decision to nominate a Cuban national for Supreme Court. To me, that shows a certain lack of judgement and the deficiencies in the vetting process; expect a bitter nomination battle, as Republicans will almost certainly bring up the doping allegations of the late 90's.


Her family is from Puerto Rico not Cuba but she was born in the U.S so I don't see an issue there. If the republican attack her they can kiss away any chance at regaining the Hispanic vote.



He was joking referring to Javier Sotomayor instead.

Author:  Krem [ Tue May 26, 2009 1:35 pm ]
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Alex Y. wrote:
Jedi Master Carr wrote:
Krem wrote:
It's great to see the best high jumper of all time get some recognition by the U.S. Nevertheless, I am a bit puzzled by Obama's decision to nominate a Cuban national for Supreme Court. To me, that shows a certain lack of judgement and the deficiencies in the vetting process; expect a bitter nomination battle, as Republicans will almost certainly bring up the doping allegations of the late 90's.


Her family is from Puerto Rico not Cuba but she was born in the U.S so I don't see an issue there. If the republican attack her they can kiss away any chance at regaining the Hispanic vote.



He was joking referring to Javier Sotomayor instead.

;)

Author:  Jedi Master Carr [ Tue May 26, 2009 3:08 pm ]
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OH lol nm then.

Author:  Jim Halpert [ Tue May 26, 2009 4:24 pm ]
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i'm not sure yet about this pick. I've heard both good and bad things about this woman. There are a few trouble things such as her saying that the appeals court is where laws are made. Which is completely incorrect, that would be the legislative branch. 5 of her 6 court cases that reached the supreme court were overturned by the supreme court. I don't know what the cases are, haven't had time to read about them to see if it was just politicking. The final one is saying that in situations a Hispanic woman with her experience will rule better than a white man. Their job is to follow the constitution, it shouldn't matter what your background is. It's basically reverse racism. If I said a statement such as a white man will rule better than a Hispanic woman, that would be considered racist.

Author:  Jedi Master Carr [ Tue May 26, 2009 6:21 pm ]
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Jim Halpert wrote:
i'm not sure yet about this pick. I've heard both good and bad things about this woman. There are a few trouble things such as her saying that the appeals court is where laws are made. Which is completely incorrect, that would be the legislative branch. 5 of her 6 court cases that reached the supreme court were overturned by the supreme court. I don't know what the cases are, haven't had time to read about them to see if it was just politicking. The final one is saying that in situations a Hispanic woman with her experience will rule better than a white man. Their job is to follow the constitution, it shouldn't matter what your background is. It's basically reverse racism. If I said a statement such as a white man will rule better than a Hispanic woman, that would be considered racist.


What she said was that her background goes into how she legislates, and come on that is the truth. Humans beings aren't robots who can determine the law. Hell all our founding fathers were very imperfect men. She is a slightly left moderate and I don't see her being a problem.

Author:  Krem [ Tue May 26, 2009 7:12 pm ]
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Umm, here's what she said: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life,”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/15judge.html

It's not about her background going into how she legislates, it's about her thinking her background is better than others'.

Author:  Eagle [ Tue May 26, 2009 7:32 pm ]
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With cases related to those experiences, wouldn't her background be better than others? Her background gives her experience that your typical SCJ simply doesn't have, situations where she can apply that experience on the court certainly are situations where she is better capable than those lacking those experiences.

I think people blow these comments way out of proportion. She is simply saying that her past experiences give her a unique window into a life that others in her position do not have, that window gives her a better view into the situation than someone staring at a wall.

As for the laws are made comment, it's also the truth. Laws are framed in the legislative branch, but they are chiseled into context through the appeals process. I like her.

Author:  Caius [ Wed May 27, 2009 10:49 am ]
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As for her experience, isn't it basically the same as all the other justices at the time of their appointment?
Ivy League law school? Check. (Only Justice Stevens went to, gasp, Northwestern)
Court of Appeals judge? Check
Middle aged? Check.
No legislative experience? Check.

Author:  Jedi Master Carr [ Wed May 27, 2009 12:07 pm ]
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Caius wrote:
As for her experience, isn't it basically the same as all the other justices at the time of their appointment?
Ivy League law school? Check. (Only Justice Stevens went to, gasp, Northwestern)
Court of Appeals judge? Check
Middle aged? Check.
No legislative experience? Check.


Well she has been on the bench longer that is the only difference. I am for someone with experience like her. I take her over the two non judges that were considered.

Author:  Caius [ Wed May 27, 2009 12:47 pm ]
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I would have rather had Elena Kagen. I am sick of court of appeals judges being nominated.

The best thing about Sotomayor is that she has district court experience. At least she will know how evidentiary and jurisdictional issues affect day-to-day litigants.

Author:  Groucho [ Wed May 27, 2009 2:16 pm ]
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A wise choice politically, especially since she was first nominated to the federal bench by the first President Bush and was approved by Republicans then. She's pretty moderate, which is good because she's replacing a moderate. If a conservative had resigned and Obama tried to replace a conservative with a liberal, the GOP would have a better argument, but here, they just look obstinant.

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