If you love the rule of law, and not of men, then Sonia Sotomayor cannot be confirmed as a member of the Supreme Court.
As an appeals court judge, her conduct was more that of an activist than of a judge. Rather than represent the ideals of justice and fairness, she embraced injustice and unfairness. Anytime someone on the bench shows preference for one side or the other, and does anything more than preside over the courtroom during hearings and apply the law as it has already been written and interpreted, is a time that they go beyond their duties and begin the malpractice of injustice.
As a country, we rely on the law. We rely on judges being an arbiter of what the law means. We rely on them applying the law equally for everyone. That is, as a rich, white male, I should get the same treatment under the law as a poor illegal immigrant from Mexico. I should be judged on my actions and intentions, not on arbitrary distinguishing characteristics such as skin color and heritage.
We’ve moved beyond that racism. We’ve long ago decided that the ideal of justice is too important to leave in the hands of politicians and administrators, entrusting that sacred duty to those who can be kept impartial and separate from politics by force of constitution.
I understand why leftists like Barack Obama rely on judges who are not just. The law is simply not in their favor. After all, even way back in 1787, when the constitution was first adopted, the constitution was put into place to protect the people from tyrants like Barack Obama who come with a message of hope, love, and peace, but come bearing the sword of destruction through government imposition. If the constitution were applied as it was written and intended, Barack Obama and socialists all over our government, from both parties, would find themselves completely stripped of the power to hurt the people with their policies and laws.
It requires a special kind of judge, a judge who can read the constitution, read the laws, and then decide for herself what it should mean rather than what it does mean, and then change the laws and constitution of our country to suit the case. Without this kind of judge, socialism would’ve died a long time ago in the USA.
Sonia Sotomayor, and any person who cannot read the constitution and understand what it meant so long ago, and apply those same principles to cases today, is not fit to serve on that bench. To allow them to do so cuts the constitution to shreds, to the point where we are today, where the federal government is not bound by it and in truth, neither are we. It leads to chaos, anarchy, the rule of men and not of law. It leads to injustice, social or otherwise.
I cannot permit Sonia Sotomayor to sit on that court. I hope that all those who value the rule of law will oppose her appointment, as well as any nominee like her. The senate can and must hold President Obama to appoint someone who will rule based solely on the facts of the case, the original meaning of the constitution, and the current state of the laws of our country. No other justice will do.
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