The decision of Utah’s Senators Hatch and Bennett to vote against the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor appears to be entirely about partisan politics and political survival.
From his questions at the confirmation hearing, Senator Hatch evidently considers “judicial activism” to be any opinion that runs counter to his conservative ideology.
As for Senator Bennett, his primary challenge clearly has him rushing to vote in line with the far right-wing of the GOP.
Judge Sotomayor will make a fine Supreme Court Justice and the only “regret” Senators Hatch and Bennett should have is their refusal to join a bipartisan confirmation of the Court’s first Hispanic Justice.
American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary unanimously voted to give Judge Sonia Sotomayor the ABA's highest possible rating of fitness for Supreme Court nominees: well qualified. The ABA conducted a thorough, non-partisan, non-ideological peer review using long-established standards that measure a nominee’s integrity, professional competence, and judicial temperament.
The ABA report to the United States Senate says that the groups of attorneys who reviewed her decisions found that, “Judge Sotomayor’s opinions show an adherence to precedent and an absence of attempts to set policy based on the judge’s personal views. Her opinions are narrow in scope, address only the issues presented, do not revisit settled areas of law, and are devoid of broad or sweeping pronouncements.”
The ABA report also reported that with regard to the “wise Latina woman” comments, they, “found an absence of any such bias in the nominee’s extensive work. Lawyers and judges overwhelmingly agree that she is an absolutely fair judge. None (including those many lawyers who lost cases before her) reported to the Standing Committee that they have ever discerned any racial, gender, cultural or other bias in her opinions or any aspect of her judicial performance.”
2 comments:
The Utah State Hispanic Democratic Caucus has every right to say and believe what ever they want. However, speaking as a Hispanic who is politically and socially active, I believe that to claim this "no" vote was "entirely about partisan politics" seems very misleading and or hypocritical. Everything in politics is "partisan", I would like to see their statement against Democratic senators of "partisan politics" when judge Miguel Estrada was denied a seat in the Court of Appeals by the Democrats. I am sure that the USHDC didn't say anything when that happened. What a surprise, but they are not partisan...riiiighht. Bottom line is that we could have gotten much worse out of the most Liberal President in American history than Sotomayor but she is the Partisan and I agree with the "No" votes even if she is "Hispanic". Hispanic Politics
I would like to see their statement against Democratic senators of "partisan politics" when judge Miguel Estrada was denied a seat in the Court of Appeals by the Democrats.
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