tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post5209820861166590243..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: A fundamental problem with the Sotomayor confirmation hearingsMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-66307669441298837002009-07-18T11:39:29.278-04:002009-07-18T11:39:29.278-04:00Maggie,
"In doing this, she fails to reveal ...Maggie,<br /><br /><i>"In doing this, she fails to reveal her judicial philosophy and her interpretation of the Constitution..."</i><br /><br />In doing this, she <b>CONCEALS/continues to hide</b> her judicial philosophy and her interpretation of the Constitution...<br /><br />(Which, IMNHO, is deceitful and deliberate; and enough of a reason to vote her DOWN.)Hooda Thunkit (Dave Zawodny)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13176392380086227377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-15222425797778993622009-07-17T11:17:50.675-04:002009-07-17T11:17:50.675-04:00She seems to be basing her answers on what the Sup...<i>She seems to be basing her answers on what the Supreme Court has previously ruled - not on the Constitution.</i> <br /><br />You caught that too? I shut off the feigned confirmation (conformation?) hearings after 20 minutes or so. The <i>wise Latino woman</i> isn't offering anything new or particularly wise. Just the same old tap dance done to a different beat - instead of <i>Under The Double Eagle</i> we have <i>Compadre Pedro Juan</i>, which is easy to march to, and designed to offend everyone equally. <br /><br /><i>The Constitution is the supreme law of the land - not nine individuals in black robes.</i><br /><br />Something that the USSC sadly lost track of back in the early to middle twentieth century. I really don't think the USSC will ever recover from the damage done to it by the appointment of justices that disregard the US Constitution and the Bill Of Rights, and are fully committed to maintaining past decisions.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-65492716999390770962009-07-17T11:17:07.267-04:002009-07-17T11:17:07.267-04:00She seems to be basing her answers on what the Sup...<i>She seems to be basing her answers on what the Supreme Court has previously ruled - not on the Constitution.</i> <br /><br />You caught that too? I shut off the feigned confirmation (conformation?) hearings after 20 minutes or so. The <i>wise Latino woman</i> isn't offering anything new or particularly wise. Just the same old tap dance done to a different beat - instead of <i>Under The Double Eagle</i> we have <i>Compadre Pedro Juan</i>, which is easy to march to, and designed to offend everyone equally. <br /><br /><i>The Constitution is the supreme law of the land - not nine individuals in black robes.</i><br /><br />Something that the USSC sadly lost track of back in the early to middle twentieth century. I really don't think the USSC will ever recover from the damage done to it by the appointment of justices that disregard the US Constitution and the Bill Of Rights, and are fully committed to maintaining past decisions.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.com