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Volume XI, Issue # 135, June 3, 2009
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
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SOTOMAYOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICE:
WHY BOTHER WITH THE CONSTITUTION
By Christopher G. Adamo
THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, THE JUDICIAL SELECTION PROCESS, & JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AS A PHILOSOPHY TO
GUIDE JUDGES IN INTERPRETING THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S NOMINATION
OF A RADICAL JUDICIAL ACTIVIST & UNABASHED RACIST FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT -- PRESIDENT
OBAMA'S TOTAL LACK OF COMMITMENT TO CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, THE RULE OF LAW, JUDICIAL RESTRAINT,
& AMERICA'S SYSTEM OF CHECKS & BALANCES -- OBAMA'S DETERMINATION TO EXPLOIT ETHNIC, RACIAL, & GENDER
IDENTITY POLITICS & UTILIZE A RADICAL ACTIVIST SUPREME COURT TO SUBVERT THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES
WHICH GOVERN OPERATION OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT & LIMIT THE POWER OF THIS GOVERNMENT
FULL STORY:
As the confirmation ritual of Sonia Sotomayor continues to play out, it is becoming grimly apparent that the only
relevant issue, her worthiness (or, more accurately, her total lack thereof) as a guardian of the United States
Constitution, will be no more of a consideration for Republicans than it ever was for Barack Hussein Obama.
Flowery rhetoric and her heart-wrenching biography notwithstanding, if Obama ever had any concern whatsoever for
the nation’s founding charter, he never would have nominated a radical judicial activist like Sotomayor in the first
place.
Among Republicans, the big controversy on which the fate of the nation (or, at least, the electoral fortunes of some
spineless career politicians) rests, is whether or not it is appropriate to deem Sotomayor’s blatantly racist comments
as “racist.” Sadly, Republicans are once again running scared from the honest characterization of Sotomayor as
unacceptably skewed in her adjudications as a result of blatant racial prejudices. In this poisoned age of “political
correctness,” it is obvious that only Conservative white males will ever be assessed on such grounds.
Yet, with the integrity of the U.S. Constitution likely facing a fatal final assault, supposedly stalwart Conservatives
such as Senator John Cornyn of Texas believe their time and energy is best spent castigating Rush Limbaugh for
focusing on a remark by Sotomayor that clearly would have ended the political career of any white male public figure.
In a 2001 speech at the University of California Berkeley, Sotomayor asserted: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman
with the riches of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t
lived that life.” In a later decision that plainly reflects a consistency of such thought, she determined that minorities
deserved promotion over white applicants in the New Haven, Connecticut, Fire Department, based solely on their race.
Sotomayor’s personal beliefs on the topic of race might not seem to directly undermine her ability to uphold her duties
as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. However, the New Haven Fire Department case, and in particular the flimsy basis of
her opinion, indicate, beyond any reasonable doubt, that she is perfectly willing to mete out grave injustice, provided
she believes it can advance the race issue. Had her interest in righting racial injustice been at all counterbalanced by a
reverence for constitutional principle, she should have run for a position on the City Council of New Haven, which
would have been a far more appropriate venue to alter its hiring practices.
No Democrats, and appallingly few Republicans, are even willing to contend that this background constitutes ample
reason to summarily disqualify her as a Supreme Court nominee. However, it should do precisely that. And any who
contend otherwise, rather than being treated as reasoned and temperate in their commentary, ought to ever after be
branded as willing to sacrifice the inviolability of the Constitution to the political fads of the moment. One can support
true constitutional law or one can remain in the good graces of the political/media cabal of Liberal Leftists. But one
cannot do both.
Despite Barack Obama’s brazen effort to frame the Sotomayor nomination strictly in terms of the glory of her personal
trials and achievements, or the ostensible “empathy” she possesses as a result of them, such topics are absolutely
irrelevant to her fitness for office. Rather, the real nature of the Constitution, and, thus, its critical importance to the
operation of the American nation, must be understood. Only then, can the current political circus be prevented from
degenerating into yet another pathetic argument over racial and gender identity politics, which is where the Liberals so
desperately need to take it, lest they have to face scrutiny of their seditious aspirations.
It is altogether necessary to recall the real nature of this debate, particularly with ignorance of the American national
heritage running so rampant in recent years. No amount of Liberal drivel should be allowed to deflect attention from
the enormity of what is at stake for Americans of this generation, and all future generations, if, indeed, they are to
inherit an America bearing any similarity to the greatness it once embodied.
Unlike the many venerated pieces of parchment that sit silently under glass in the nation’s museums, the U.S.
Constitution is not merely some personal observation from a historic figure, or a collection of profoundly stirring, but
narrowly purposed, oratory. The Constitution is the result of an ironclad agreement among the original states, an
agreement as to how they would empower a central government to collectively represent them among foreign powers,
while assuring an equitable station for each state within the sovereign nation. Only by universally recognizing the
Constitution as the fundamental law, supreme law of the nation and, most importantly, abiding by it as such, could
America hope to maintain its national character and cohesiveness.
Capricious departures from that formula, even for seemingly noble goals (such as the forcible advancement of racial
“equality” through hiring quotas) critically erode the foundation of that nation, and are thus a threat to all Americans.
Judicial impartiality and commitment to constitutional boundaries are not only vitally necessary, they are the essence
of what a Supreme Court justice should be.
The case must be stridently made that nothing less is acceptable. And, in the hands of a principled opposition political
party, this is achievable. It was done in 2005, during the confirmation hearings of Chief Justice John Roberts.
When appearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Roberts was questioned by the Liberal Senator Dick
Durbin (Democrat - Illinois) as to whether or not he could be counted upon to support the “little guy.” Roberts’
response, while simple and direct enough to be understood by any average citizen, was so powerfully grounded in the
real significance of the Constitution that Durbin and many of Roberts' other critics were ever after put on the defensive.
Roberts simply explained that, as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, his purpose was not to favor either the lowly or powerful,
but to honestly and impartially apply constitutional principle to their circumstances. Thus, neither could count on a
favorable bias from him, but both could expect justice. And the promise of the diligent pursuit of justice for each
individual, whether meek or mighty, is the surest guarantee of justice for all. It quickly became evident that, by his
succinct response, Roberts had completely redirected the debate back to constitutional premises, not only for his own
confirmation, but also during the confirmation of Samuel Alito, who was subsequently appointed to the Supreme Court.
In the afterglow of such a commitment to real equality for all Americans, Sotomayor’s twisted perspective, and the
undiluted bitterness it reflects (the true consequence of her life circumstances) can be understood in their petty,
poisonous, and ultimately dangerous reality. A racist jurist is a problem, but one who brazenly and unabashedly
transforms that racism into “policy,” recklessly administered from the bench, and thereafter backed by the full force of
the national government, will ultimately corrupt the character of the nation for every inhabitant.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
Appointment of U.S. Federal Judges
Legal Issues, Lawyers, & America's Judiciary
U.S. Constitutional Law & Political Philosophy
The Constitution of the United States of America
The Politics of Ethnicity & Race:
Ethnic & Racial Politics in the U.S.A.
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer and staff writer for the New Media Alliance. He lives in southeastern
Wyoming. He has been active in local and state politics for many years and is a managing partner in Best American
Buy (www.bestamericanbuy.com), an e-commerce business that markets products exclusively made in America. His
contact information and archives can be found at www.chrisadamo.com
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