Archive for July 2009

If Judge Sotomayor is such a good nominee…

Why are there already threats from her supporters

Graham spoke after Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, praised Sotomayor in remarks that opened confirmation proceedings in a packed Senate hearing room. “She’s been a judge for all Americans. She’ll be a justice for all Americans,” he said.

Leahy likened Sotomayor to other judicial pioneers, citing Thurgood Marshall, the first black justice on the high court, as well as Louis Brandeis, the first Jew, and Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman.

“Let no one demean this extraordinary woman,” Leahy said in a warning to committee Republicans to tread lightly in the days ahead. [emphasis mine]

One Split Second Decision…..

affects 100s of people.

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