[Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick

Sue Hovey suehovey at moscow.com
Thu May 28 15:25:16 PDT 2009 

OOPS... I should have said that when one reads her speech her point is that 
one brings their experiences into their decisions--Roger did not twist her 
words, but had he read them in context perhaps he would have not have come 
to the conclusion her words were racist.

Sorry, Roger, I misspoke--or miswrote if that's a word.

Sue H.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sue Hovey" <suehovey at moscow.com>
To: "Bill London" <london at moscow.com>; "lfalen" <lfalen at turbonet.com>; 
<vision2020 at mail-gw.fsr.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick


> 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>
> To: "lfalen" <lfalen at turbonet.com>; <vision2020 at mail-gw.fsr.net>
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- 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
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > =======================================================
>>>> >  List services made available by First Step Internet,
>>>> >  serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
>>>> >                http://www.fsr.net
>>>> >           mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
>>>> > =======================================================
>>>>
>>>> _________________________________________________________________
>>>> Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync.
>>>> http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009
>>>>
>>>
>>> =======================================================
>>> List services made available by First Step Internet,
>>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
>>>               http://www.fsr.net
>>>          mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
>>> =======================================================
>>
>>
>> =======================================================
>> List services made available by First Step Internet,
>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
>>               http://www.fsr.net
>>          mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
>> =======================================================
>

More information about the Vision2020 mailing list