Washington gets to appoint a new justice to the supreme court. This does not happen often, and is a -really- big deal.

If you haven”t gotten the chance to keep up with this horrendous bit so far, then please allow me.

To have this discussion even remotely intelligently… Let us review the three branches and their purposes.

Legislative – To write and pass the laws that govern it people.
Executive – To Execute and carry out the laws and policies.
Judiciary – To Interpret the law, highest court in the land.

Definition: Activist Judge – A Judiciary who imposes a personal biased opinion upon a ruling or during a trial proceedings.

The extremely liberal, one track minded, and biased Sonia Sotomayor has been accused of being an activist judge her entire career. That alone should bring up the question: “What is this lady doing sitting as a federal judge?” You would think there would be an outcry to have her removed. There has not been an overwhelming urge to do so, but there has in fact been complaints, and people fighting against her even at her smaller stage.

This lady has even come out and said that her personal life experiences make her a better judge. To quote her on this,

“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”

Newt probably replied to this best.

Judges are to interpret the laws given to them, to the letter, and the best of their ability. The only time that personal experience or opinion should have room to enter into the equation is if it is: a) a Civil matter with very little to no precedent, or b) Something that the law simply was too vague to make a ruling on. (In which case 99% of the time the person should be acquitted and the law revised later by the legislative branch.)

I know how I feel about Sot’y: I don’t think she should be a judge, let alone a judge on the supreme court. And I am saddened when I think about how there are others like her sitting as federal judges.

My real question is, why are the Republicans (The GOP) not fighting this tooth and nail? If they forced it, and I mean -really- forced it, they might at least delay this tragedy. And even if they can’t do that, shouldn’t they at least fight it because that is the right thing to do?

You say you’ll change the constitution
Well, you know
We all want to change your head
You tell me it’s the institution
Well, you know
You better free you mind instead – The Beatles

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