As a "die-hard" I am far more interested...

2009-06-06T10:47:42.547-07:00

As a "die-hard" I am far more interested in seeing someone on the Supreme Court who will interpret the Constitution rather than making laws from the bench. I really don't care if the court is all Hispanic or all white or all black as long as they carry out their Constituonal role.

I'm really of two minds about this. I suppose...

2009-06-06T07:26:25.285-07:00

I'm really of two minds about this. I suppose I come down leaning more heavily toward the concept that Americans should be able to look at the court and see something other than "nine old white guys". There really is something to the idea that growing up with a "different experience" will lend the court a variety of thought that translates into more points of view being considered.

On the other hand, the court should be above such considerations. The Constitution is rightfully our most difficult document to amend and those who are interpreting it should be the least beholden to anything but precedent when making their deliberations.

The reason I lean toward the first concept is that we've still got a ways to go before we reach that Utopia where race and origin are inconsequential. The framers weren't perfect (slavery was codified), although they did get it right when they created a Constitution that could be changed over time to account for their imperfections.

P.S. The thing that makes me angriest about those who are challenging Sotomayor is that they're doing it with tiny sound bites. They bemoan a decision as if it was a no-brainer. Regardless of her decisions (and whether or not one agrees with them), the cases made their way to higher courts because they weren't no-brainers. The cases were complicated and the decisions involved serious deliberation. Analyzing her decisions warrants the same serious deliberation.

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As a "die-hard" I am far more interested...

I'm really of two minds about this. I suppose...