According to writer Jonathan Allen, if Republicans question Ms. Sotomayor's suitability for sitting on the highest court in the land, we are "villians."
As Ronald Reagan might say: "Well, there you go again."
Any questions Republican Senators might bring up relating to Ms. Sotomajor's qualifications to be a Supreme Court Justice will not be based on her gender or her ethnicity. It will be based on her remarks that "policy" is made from the bench. The last time I checked, policy is made by the voters through our elected representatives and not appointed and confirmed judges with lifetime tenure.
~~John Cronin~~
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000003125603
CQ Politics
By Jonathan Allen, CQ Staff
Republicans were spoiling for a party-unifying Supreme Court fight — until they
saw their adversary.
Sonia Sotomayor is a 54-year-old Latina whose
American dream narrative began in a South Bronx public housing project and has
taken her to the doorstep of the high court.
In Sotomayor’s story, Republicans are the only possible villains who might try to
block her path to becoming the first Hispanic woman justice in the court’s
history.
[Editor's Note: Notice the bias of the author.
"Villians?"]
“I think they’re scared to death,” said Republican
strategist Leslie Sanchez. “Many are concerned they would solidify a false image
that Republicans are anti-Hispanic.”
Ron Bonjean, a former aide to House
and Senate Republican leaders, said GOP officials will have little patience for
any commentary that could be regarded as insensitive to Latinos.
“The
Republicans are going to approach her with respect and debate her
qualifications, and anything outside of that they will consider out of bounds,”
he said.
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