I'm a little disappointed that after less than 5 months in office President Obama is already SOOO predictable.
In keeping with his 'politics of identity' he has selected Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee to the Supreme Court. An utterly predictable, political move.
While I could take up much space criticizing this nomination, (and may do so later) suffice for now to make the most cogent of all the arguments.
We've forgotten the most basic principles upon which our nation was framed by our inspired Founding Fathers. One of which is the apolitical nature of the judicial branch. The reason federal judges are not elected, and once appointed cannot be removed, is to prevent their appointments from becoming politicized.
Yeah, I know, sounds funny today.
There is not supposed to be any political litmus test for nominees. (Despite what you've heard from Sen. Schumer.) It shouldn't matter if a Justice is conservative, liberal, or anywhere in between. It shouldn't matter because a Justice is supposed to check those biases at the door. When the robe goes on, the politics and ideology go out.
Which brings us to the only legitimate litmus test for nominees to the courts. Are they able to elevate themselves above their biases and let justice truly be blind?
And it is this test which Sotomayor, based on her record and her own words, fails miserably.
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