Is Being An Empathetic Liberal Minority The New Prerequisite for Being a Supreme Court Justice?

[Jake Martinez]

Question: When did being an empathetic liberal minority become the primary eligibility prerequisite for appointment as a Justice to the Supreme Court, the highest court in our country, over other more critical qualifications (e.g., court work experience requirements, etc.), along with the content of their character and their appropriate interpretation of the U.S. Constitution?

My recent blog contains an articles that lays out Sonia Sotomayor’s controversial background experiences as a Private Practice Attorney and an Appeals Court Judge, which reveals that she:

• does not believe that the Second Amendment right to bear arms applies to
individuals.
• believes that judges make policy;
• believes that Latinas are better than a white male who hasn’t lived that life;
• believes that she can substitute her own policy preferences for what the law really
is;
• believes that international law and policy should be considered in some court
decisions; and,
• has been known to have a temperament on the bench which has been that of a
“bully”, who is “abusive” to lawyers. (Guess this meets the empathetic requirement
for appointment?)-You Decide:

http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/is-being-an-empathetic-liberal-minority-the-new-prerequisite-for-being-a-supreme-court-justice/

"Food For Thought"

"God Bless & Keep Our USA Safe"

As Always-Thanks.

Semper Fi!
Jake