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Shaheen Statement on Sotomayor

by: Dean Barker

Wed Aug 05, 2009 at 10:34:04 AM EDT


In part:
This week we have the opportunity to make history by confirming the first Hispanic and only the third woman to the United States Supreme Court.  I come to the floor today to speak in support of Sonia Sotomayor's nomination, however, not because of the historic nature of that nomination, but because she is more than qualified to sit on the Supreme Court and I am perplexed by why the vote on her nomination will not be unanimous.
Full statement below the fold.

As a side note, I am going to be especially interested to compare the number of Dems who voted no on Souter compared to the total of today's GOPers who vote no on Sotomayor.  And as an aside to an aside, I actually think Gregg will vote yea.

Dean Barker :: Shaheen Statement on Sotomayor
SHAHEEN STATEMENT ON THE CONFIRMATION OF JUDGE SONIA SOTOMAYOR TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor in support of Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the Senate debates her confirmation to the United States Supreme Court.  A vote on the confirmation of Judge Sotomayor is expected later this week.

"This week we have the opportunity to make history by confirming the first Hispanic and only the third woman to the United States Supreme Court.  I come to the floor today to speak in support of Sonia Sotomayor's nomination, however, not because of the historic nature of that nomination, but because she is more than qualified to sit on the Supreme Court and I am perplexed by why the vote on her nomination will not be unanimous.

"Judge Sotomayor is immensely qualified.  The non-partisan American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, which has evaluated the professional qualifications of nominees to the federal bench since 1948, unanimously rated Sotomayor as 'well-qualified' to be a Supreme Court Justice after carefully considering her integrity, professional competence, and judicial temperament.

"Her decisions as a member of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals are well within the judicial mainstream of our country. A Congressional Research Service analysis on her opinions concluded that she eludes easy ideological categorization, and demonstrates an adherence to judicial precedent, an emphasis on facts of a case, and an avoidance of overstepping the circuit court's judicial role. Described as a 'political centrist' by the non-partisan American Bar Association Journal, she has been nominated to the federal courts by Presidents of both political parties. When President George H.W. Bush in 1992 nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, this Senate approved her nomination by unanimous consent. When President Clinton in 1998 nominated her to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, this Senate voted 67 to 29 to confirm her, an overwhelming bipartisan majority.

"Her now-familiar personal story is no less impressive.  The confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the highest court of our country will inspire girls and young women everywhere to work hard, and to set their dreams high.

"Americans look to lawmakers to work together to make the country stronger. They expect us to put partisanship aside to advance the interests of the American people. If there is one issue we should be able to come together on, to put aside our differences on, it's the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court."

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Democrats solve problems, Republicans sit and say no.

Republicans are not going to support Sotomayor because (0.00 / 0)
she's not a groupist.  They thought she might be when she referred to herself as Latina, but then she messed up by refusing to retract the "wise" part.  And wisdom, of course, is an individual attribute; not one that's typically assigned by the group until after a person is dead.

Sotomayor is probably a closet feminist and that's a group that's really suspect.  So is the achievers group.  Achievement is the alternative to social promotion and social promotion is what groupists prefer.


Excellent statement (4.00 / 5)
I share the perplexed feeling.

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."  Franklin D. Roosevelt    

Very nice (0.00 / 0)
"Americans look to lawmakers to work together to make the country stronger. They expect us to put partisanship aside to advance the interests of the American people. If there is one issue we should be able to come together on, to put aside our differences on, it's " (snip)



of course that does not include (0.00 / 0)
Teabag-Americans. :)

I would like.... (4.00 / 3)
To praise Judd Gregg for announcing he will vote for Judge Sotomayor, but Jim Splaine probably would get upset.  

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."  Franklin D. Roosevelt    

Still not a fan of Senator Gregg, but credit where due. (0.00 / 0)


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In appreciation of Judd's vote... (4.00 / 5)
I have named my linen closet "The Judd Gregg Linen Closet".

Democrats solve problems, Republicans sit and say no.

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Oh, you mean Judd Gregg Linen Closet National Monument? (0.00 / 0)


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I have absolutely zero interest (0.00 / 0)
in anything indicating that Judd Gregg could be in the closet.

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Yippee! Sonia Sotomayor has been confirmed... (4.00 / 1)
and the Supreme Court has been enriched by one wise Latina!

If only we could have kept Souter as well...


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