Sotomayor says there will be no "inappropriate" rulings

[reality_hammer]

This is pretty much what I was expecting/hoping she would say.
Sotomayor, who would be the high court's first Hispanic and its third woman, told senators she would follow the law as a judge without letting her life experiences inappropriately influence her decisions

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[level_head]

We should examine her career and history in a fair manner.

I was intrigued when doing so; her very first lawsuit was suggestive. She was interviewing for a job fresh out of school, and the interviewer said something that was either keen and insightful (if he were a liberal) or mentioned a race and therefor was racist.

She chose the latter interpretation -- and sued the people who were considering hiring her.

What horrific terrible thing had the interviewer said, to a group of applicants? It was something like (paraphrasing from memory) "It doesn't do Hispanics any favors to hire underqualified people, simply because they are Hispanic, and then have to fire them in a couple of years."

She didn't get any money, but the lawfirm apologized for the "insensitive" remarks.

And no, they didn't hire her -- she ultimately went to work for the government, in the DA's office.

She is extremely sensitive to anything that could be perceived as harming the interests of her race (La Raza), and has demonstrated repeatedly that she thinks that the court is an appropriate place to punish those she feels are insensitive.

There are a number of famous racial "sensitivity/diversity" cases she's initiated or ruled upon, spread over decades, and her approach is troubling. And it's just one area of many.

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[reality_hammer]

I don't expect I'll be agreeing with her opinions very often.

Unless something worse than what has already surfaced appears Republicans need to keep their powder dry. Trying to force Sotomayor out is only going to weaken their position for the next appointee who could be far worse than Sotomayor.

It could be a lot worse...and probably will be if Franken manages to successfully steal the Minnesota Senate seat from Coleman.