[Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick

Thu May 28 14:53:57 PDT 2009

Ah, yes.  Interesting, too, of those who think Constitutional change should 
come only through amendment, I imagine a majority contend the Equal Rights 
Amendment is unnecessary.    And Roger twists her words.  She did not say a 
Latino woman would make a better decision than a white male; she said her 
decisions would be impacted by her experiences as a Latino woman.  And, for 
the record, just as Kennedy does as a Catholic man, and as Thomas does as an 
apologist right wing conservative.

Sue H.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill London" <london at moscow.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick

> Roger--
> Your summary in the post below ("Five out of nine judges could then say
> elections are suspended and who they designate can rule.") is very
> perceptive.  After all, that is exactly what happened in the Presidential
> election in 2000, when the Supreme Court declared Bush the President.
> BL
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "lfalen" <lfalen at turbonet.com>
> To: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>; "Tom Hansen"
> <thansen at moscow.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 3:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick
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>> This is a very bad pick. Any nominee should strictly follow the
>> constitution. She has said that the Appellate Court ilis where policy is
>> made. I know I am not supposed to say that, we are not supposed to make
>> laws. She has also said that a wise latino woman would normally make a
>> better decision than a white male. If this is not racist it is close to
>> it. One would never hear the end of it if a white male had said the
>> reverse.The constitution should only be applied strictly. There is
>> supposed to be a balance of the three branches of government. It the 
>> court
>> makes laws the balance is out of whack. There is a proscribed way to 
>> amend
>> the Constitution. It has been done twenty seven times. It is deliberately
>> hard to do so. That is why we have had a stable prosperous republic since
>> 1789. If 5 out of 9 justices can say the law is what ever they say it is
>> then the constitution becomes a fragile meaningless document and our
>> republic is in danger. Five out of nine judges could then say !
>> elections
>> are suspended and who they designate can rule. It would be equally as bad
>> if a conservatives put their own spin on it. For example if they wanted 
>> to
>> have a state proscribed prayer mandated that would also violate the
>> constitution. The justices take an outh to uphold the constitution. If
>> they site any other authority it is grounds for impeachment.The democrats
>> fiibustered to stop the nomination of Miguel Estrada a strict
>> constructionist hispanic. The republicans should return the favor.
>> Roger
>> -----Original message-----
>> From: keely emerinemix kjajmix1 at msn.com
>> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 09:41:38 -0700
>> To: Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com,  vision2020 at moscow.com
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick
>>
>>>
>>> Sounds like a good pick.  I just hope people pronounce her name
>>> correctly -- it's "So-to-
>>> my-YOR," not "SoTOmador," as I've already heard.
>>>
>>> Perhaps the Right will amend it to "SaDAMador," or will they go straight
>>> to "Baby Killer"?  And I imagine there will be enormous outcry that 
>>> she's
>>> a Latina; after all, there have been so few Anglo men on the court
>>> throughout history . . .
>>>
>>> Keely
>>> http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 05:54:23 -0700
>>> > From: thansen at moscow.com
>>> > To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>> > Subject: [Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick
>>> >
>>> > Courtesy of CNN at:
>>> >
>>> > http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/supreme.court/index.html
>>> >
>>> > --------------------------------------------
>>> >
>>> > 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.
>>> >
>>> > 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.
>>> >
>>> > ---------
>>> >
>>> > Sonia Sotomayer
>>> >
>>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Sotomayor
>>> >
>>> > --------------------------------------------
>>> >
>>> > Sonia Sotomayer is an independent, liberal woman; kinda like a 
>>> > textbook
>>> > violation of the right-wing three-strike policy.
>>> >
>>> > And she is only 55 years of age.
>>> >
>>> > Seeya round town, Moscow.
>>> >
>>> > Tom Hansen
>>> > Moscow, Idaho
>>> >
>>> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
>>> > change
>>> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>>> >
>>> > - Unknown
>>> >
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