GOP Filibuster over Sotomayor? Cornyn Won’t Rule It Out

I think all this hoopla over a single comment and couple of dicisions is being taken too far. Look at the person’s overall record before passing judgement, people.

Look, Sotomayor has ruled against white men in Conn. and that is a fact. She obviously is partial and that is a horrible thing for any judge-let alone a Supreme Court Judge. Is America to come down to no justice only partiality? If so, then there is no more America and maybe that is what the Progressives really want and will surely get if we allow political correctness to permeate all of our society and not blind justice-May the Saints save us from stupidity!

Please, please, please, I hope the Republicans DO filibuster. It will make for great entertainment, it will NOT stop the appointment, and it will further erode the down-and-out Party of No in the eyes and hearts of the American people……

Hmmmmm Same thing the democrats tried to do with alito, is this obama an idiot or what?
Pravada reports America sinking into Marxism faster than expected Hmmmmmmm

rockychance – ” Look, Sotomayor has ruled against white men in Conn. and that is a fact. She obviously is partial and that is a horrible thing for any judge-let alone a Supreme Court Judge” Yes she and TWO OTHER JUDGES WHO HAPPEN TO BE WHITE made the unanimous ruling! It was a 3 judge panel. From you statement if you rule against white men, your partial, what about all the white judges who rule against people of color, would you say the same about them? What about the 2 white judges who agreed? Are they racist also? Maybe they actually followed the rule of law and all came to the same conclusion.

Judge sotomayor did not “rule against white people”. She was one of a panel of three judges who upheld the district court ruling to overturn the tests until hearings were held. That decision was unanimous, guaranteeing that the dispute would be heard by the Supreme Court. This whole thing isd totally overblown, and the media, with their need to fill a 24 hour news cycle have made it into a circus. It is just plain stupid. She’ll get to Congress, they’ll get thier moment in the sun grilling her, and she will likely be confirmed. The media will move on to the next manufactured big thing. In the meantime, a lot of people will have made total fools of themselves, accomplishing nothing positive for anybody.

Can the GOP really afford to write off the Hispanic vote? If ever there was a political party determined to shoot itself in the foot, the current Republican Party would seem to be it. Who needs reason and logic when you have Rush and aye of Newt?

The Senate rule that was in place when the Dems filibustered Bush appointees/nominees is still in place today. As far as that rule is concerned, nothing has changed.

The GOP filabuster a judge? Wasn’t three years ago that Frist and his neofacists cronies wanted to try to change the Senante rules to allow a straight up and down vote. Bill Oreilly and Hannity practically doing a Glen Beck tears for fears asking why not a straight up and down vote.
Unfortunately, the GOP and trying to be idealogically pure to please their spokesman Rush and their grand aytaollah Rev. Dobson, have lost teh votes needed to filabuster.

Sooo, to Libs, racial comments by a Court nominee are OK????
Why didn’t they tell that to Trent Lott a few years back?

Both Cardozo’s maternal grandparents, Sara Seixas and Isaac Mendes Seixas Nathan, and his paternal grandparents, Ellen Hart and Michael H. Cardozo, were Sephardi Jews

It seems to me that the topic of Ms. Sotomayor’s paragraph (containing the sentence now under consideration) was *wisdom*-in general.
So I will ask the question…HOW do we ACQUIRE *wisdom*…as opposed to simply “knowledge” or information?
How do we develop character? Is it through work? Struggle? Is it by overcoming insurmountable adversity by remaining consistent with principles of honesty and integrity?
I would also ask if she said “all white males”…. or white males “who haven’t lived that life”?
Did she immediately preface her statement with “there can never be a universal definition of wise”?
Is she saying… that a person- who has historically been given THE LEAST amount of “privilege” -has a certain *kind of wisdom* (that can only be gained through struggle and championing adversity)… and further…that rather than being a deficit…might actually be beneficial in aiding them to make better decisions… than someone who has only known privilege?
I did not read her statement to mean that she was talking about real life individual “white males”, or was trying to infer that one race or gender is better than another. It seems to me that the term “white males” referred to the historical legacy of privilege, especially since she was careful to qualify it as such.
It sounded to me that she, as a woman who started at the bottom, is simply claiming HER personal and hard fought WISDOM. I have found that women do that sometimes. They have learned to be their own cheerleaders over the last 40 years… in a work environment that has been less than inviting (especially at the top).
She also seems to be saying that despite originally claims that men and woman are the same, that women offer a different perspective and dynamic to the decision making process…that the wisdom of a little old man and a little old woman might offer different types of advice based on their life’s experiences.
Shocking!

Judge Sotomayor
Hmmmm! Wow 17 years a judge still making it? You say she is of the Spanish Race? And she is a Top Gun Judge? This poor women! First of all and I think all the ladies will agree with me. (SHE IS A WOMAN TRYING TO DO A FANTISTIC JOB). Look, no matter what this woman say. Someone who thinks they are smarter than this woman (a judge) will try to rip her apart. Let’s be real! I know and all those (haters) fine paper pickers know, this women been on the bench rendering decisions for our country for (don’t tell anyone) 17 years. We are still functioning. Give me a break! No Judge is an angel with a halo on. I don’t expect any of our lawmakers to be one either. Remember, it is still said the best liar’s in business are Lawyers and Politicians. So, no matter what they say information will be twisted and contorted to suit or benefit someone else’s needs. The very best to Judge Sotomayor heading to the U S Supreme Court.

I am totally surprised you guys and especially the lady judge who put words in sotomayors mouth ….just do not get it ..she was not comparing old women and old mens wisdom..
ie if an astronaut spoke on a problem in going to the moon , no wise old man nor wise old woman could ever get what the astronaut was talking about , with out the experience the Argonaut HAD EXPERIENCED..
I give her thumbs up for her Lodgic and thumbs down for all who JUST DO NOT GET IT
HERE IN CANADA WE HEAR/RECEIVE SO MANY RACIST COMMENTS FROM US CITIZENS , ALL i CAN SAY IS GOD HELP YOU AS A NATION

One comment? One vote? You must be on drugs. She has had over 60% of her judgements overturned by the Supreme Court. That constitutes a person who has failed as a judge. The only Appeals Court with a worse record is the one in San Francisco. The woman judges on sympathy, empathy and emotion instead of facts and law. She is no more qualified to sit on the Appeals court or Supreme Court than Obama is qualified and eligible to hold the POTUS.

On the show this week was also Katy Kay, announcing the release of her book Womenomics. In her interview with George, she basically said the SAME exact thing as Judge Sotomayor (in the exact paragraph in question)….which is to say that in the “old days”…when women were first entering the work force, in order to be “allowed” to “play” they HAD to say that WOMEN would BEHAVE THE SAME as men in all situations. Sotomayor challenged the claim that a wise old men and wise old women would always reach the same conclusion.
Both in the speech by Sotormayor, and in the book by Katy, these women are refuting that original position and are saying that women should be VALUED for what they are able to bring to the table, and are acknowledging that it is a DIFFERENT SKILL SET(women have been found to use more words in a day, approach problem solving differently, etc.). Further, they are highlighting the positives of this truth.
The fact that so many “white males” (Rush Limbaugh for example) seem to be completely unable to comprehend her message PROVES the point that men do not always understand what women are saying. It further points to the essentiality of having women (and people whose motives have historically been misunderstood) ON THE COURT as jurists.
No one had to “explain” to ME (or millions of women or Latinos) what Sonia MEANT in her speech. The fact that Rush Limbaugh concluded that her words prove she is a “racist” shows just how far “off base” a person (a white male in particularly) can be.
This should not be news…as any wife across America (regardless of race) could have told you this was true.
Men admit they don’t know what women want ALL THE TIME. So WHY is everyone “freaking out” when a woman says it?

Dems are a bunch of hypocrites. They trashed Roberts/Alito and now they don’t want the Reps to do the same to Soto. Give me a break. They are the ones who should grow up.