Will the Real Sotomayor please stand up?
Are we to believe this is the same person? This is NOT a person who should be a Supreme.
Sotomayors prepared text from today’s Senate confirmation hearings
In the past month, many Senators have asked me about my judicial philosophy. It is simple: fidelity to the law. The task of a judge is not to make the law – it is to apply the law. And it is clear, I believe, that my record in two courts reflects my rigorous commitment to interpreting the Constitution according to its terms; interpreting statutes according to their terms and Congress’s intent; and hewing faithfully to precedents established by the Supreme Court and my Circuit Court. In each case I have heard, I have applied the law to the facts at hand.
2005 remarks to law students while engaged in a panel discussion:
“court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know — I know this is on tape, and I should never say that because we don’t make law. I know. O.K. I know. I’m not promoting it. I’m not advocating it. I’m — you know.”
and of course her oft repeated racist, or at best self indulgent statement:
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life,”
Can you find how many times Graham asked if an American has the right to self-defense and how many times she WOULD NOT answer?