Sotomayor nominated to high court — first Hispanic

She should be giver he perspectives based on the law, and not on her empathy or her experiences as a latina woman.

I would probably vote for her if I was in the senate, though.
 
She should be giver he perspectives based on the law, and not on her empathy or her experiences as a latina woman.

Let's keep in mind "empathy" is not her word.
 

Facetious

Moderated
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Friday[/URL][/B] on my mind, post: 3261297, member: 44516"]Will she be a good addition to the court? Time will tell.
Lifetime appts shouldn't be that risky. :D
 
That's too risky of a disposition for a lifetime appointment. :D



Aside - Again, could anybody please define "Economic Justice" ?

After all, it came outta Ms. Soto's mouth.


:patiently awaiting answer: :o

:cricketz:

http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?t=304641
Specifically;

Originally Posted by Facetious
I recently heard a politician make claim that they believed in "Economic Justice for all."

What do you suppose that means ? Please be specific if possible.

I can only speculate.

Response;

"Economic Justice for All" was an expression used by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops to warn Reagan that his support and implementation of laissez-faire capitalism was a perceived hostility towards Catholic social teachings.
 

Facetious

Moderated
^ ^ I disagree with the Catholics. ? :shocked:

There are those who, out of contempt for laissez faire, elect not to participate.
Their condition of serfdom in an otherwise good economy is a condition of their own making. After all, if an illegal alien can make an equitable living here . . . :1orglaugh

My concern here is semantics -
What does Econ Justice mean today and how many ways can it be defined ?

Weren't the post revolution Russian people assured economic justice, albeit in slightly different terms ?
 
^ ^ I disagree with the Catholics. ? :shocked:

My concern here is semantics -
What does Econ Justice mean today and how many ways can it be defined ?

Okay, you disagree with the Catholic (Bishops) in that case:dunno:

As far as what it means today...I just demonstrated that it depends on who's using the expression...no?
 
That's too risky of a disposition for a lifetime appointment. :D

Thats the risk that is taken with all the nominees to the court.Some people I knew I would not like on the court,those being the ones I mentioned before like Thomas and more recently Alito.But at least the republicans got what they expected for the most part with those choices.Some presidents have been burned and gotten something different then they thought they would,my comment was hoping Obama does not suffer that with her.
^ ^ I disagree with the Catholics. ? :shocked:

There are those who, out of contempt for laissez faire, elect not to participate.
Their condition of serfdom in an otherwise good economy is a condition of their own making. After all, if an illegal alien can make an equitable living here . . . :1orglaugh

My concern here is semantics -
What does Econ Justice mean today and how many ways can it be defined ?

Weren't the post revolution Russian people assured economic justice, albeit in slightly different terms ?

Lets not get into the extreme of calling anything/anyone who calls for economic justice a communist please.Most know what is meant by the term.It means a society where the well off are not just able to run roughshod and do well while the majority is losing ground and facing ever increaing new burdens (like employers shifiting costs of health care from themselves to the workers) and diminshed hopes for a better future.As I have posted about before middle class and lower real wages have been declining for decades while incomes for the few at the top were exploding at the same time while getting their tax rates lowered,that is economic injustice.The opposite of those trends would be economic justice.
 
Judge Souter was considered by the Rupublican as a conservative, good old "white" boy from New England. But Supreme Court Judge Souter turned out to be a center left-leaning judge frequently sided with the Liberal.

Appointing a Supreme Court Judge does NOT necessarily means she (or he) will do exactly what the President wishes her to do.

Sotomayor has only presided over 450 cases on the bench and no one really knew her until 10:30 a.m. yesterday.

Anyone who has been on the bench for long time is subjected to scrutiny and judges are just human and can make mistakes before he or she sits on the bench or appointed to the bench.

I have no problem with her appointment and wish her good luck !
 
President Obama has two more chances to appoint another two Supreme Court judges. (Ginsburg has pancereatic cancer and is losing weight and prognosis is not good. John Stevens is 89 years old and will retire in next 1-2 years) So Obama gets to pick two more Supreme Court judges for replacement of Judge Ginsburg and Stevens. There will be another woman to be nominated after Sotomayer, possible a white female judge too !

So it does not matter later on. The Hispanic will get at least one shot.
 
President Obama has two more chances to appoint another two Supreme Court judges. (Ginsburg has pancereatic cancer and is losing weight and prognosis is not good. John Stevens is 89 years old and will retire in next 1-2 years) So Obama gets to pick two more Supreme Court judges for replacement of Judge Ginsburg and Stevens. There will be another woman to be nominated after Sotomayer, possible a white female judge too !

So it does not matter later on. The Hispanic will get at least one shot.

Well Scalia is 73 so hopefully Obama gets to replace him too.

The idiot goes hunting (and survived) with Cheney then refuses to recuse himself from the Cheney v. US District Court DC because he said of all things, he has a personal relationship with Cheney and Cheney was being sued professionally.

What a dope.
 
The nomination of Sotomayor and the rest of all stories will be pushed aside when GM files for Chapter 11 bankrupty as the creditors refused to trade credits to bonds.

GM bankrupty is really the story that will affect Main Street America !

There will be empty lots in every Main Street from big city to small town to rural America with rusty GM, Chrysler signs and broken windows, haven for crimes.

Another chapter of fleecing of America !
 

girk1

Closed Account
Well Scalia is 73 so hopefully Obama gets to replace him too.

The idiot goes hunting (and survived) with Cheney then refuses to recuse himself from the Cheney v. US District Court DC because he said of all things, he has a personal relationship with Cheney and Cheney was being sued professionally.


:thumbsup: Wishful thinking on our part ,however as justices tend to hang in there especially when A President can REALLy alter the courts by replacing them. Souter seemed to be waiting for someone like Obama(liberal) to come along before he retired & was rumored to always dislike D.C. life / political scene.
Frightening to think Bush could have replaced Souter.

If it does happen(Obama replacing Scalia or any 'conservative' Justice) all hell will break loose then.
 
:thumbsup: Wishful thinking on our part ,however as justices tend to hang in there especially when A President can REALLy alter the courts by replacing them. Souter seemed to be waiting for someone like Obama(liberal) to come along before he retired & was rumored to always dislike D.C. life / political scene.
Frightening to think Bush could have replaced Souter.

If it does happen(Obama replacing Scalia or any 'conservative' Justice) all hell will break loose then.

Scalia might not have a choice in the matter. We all have different shelf-lives.
 

Mr. Daystar

In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.
Well, I just read some disturbing crap about her point of view regarding the Second Amendment. Looks like I'll writing another batch of letter to my Senators and Congressmen. This woman is dangerous, I hope they don't confirm her.
 
If it does happen(Obama replacing Scalia or any 'conservative' Justice) all hell will break loose then.

Oh boy, if Scalia is retiring during Obama administration (real possibility if Obama is elected to 2nd term) then all hells will indeed break loose. Expect filibusters like you've never seen before coming from GOP and tens of millions going into the campaign to block whoever that gets the nomination. Religious Right and Rush will be whipped into a frenzy like never before. We may actually see a Million Man March in Washington organized by the Right for the first time. It'll be madness!
 
Oh boy, if Scalia is retiring during Obama administration (real possibility if Obama is elected to 2nd term) then all hells will indeed break loose. Expect filibusters like you've never seen before coming from GOP and tens of millions going into the campaign to block whoever that gets the nomination. Religious Right and Rush will be whipped into a frenzy like never before. We may actually see a Million Man March in Washington organized by the Right for the first time. It'll be madness!

That march will happen before then when inflation hits double digits and we are 20 trillion in debt, and the Feds have taken over a dozen more companies.
 

maildude

Postal Paranoiac
Qualified. Experienced. Smart. End of discussion.
 
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