Quote: (03-26-2012 03:51 PM)oldnemesis Wrote:
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I'm very interested to read that but I'm waiting until someone transcribes them so I can read it.
http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...Monday.pdf
Quote: (03-26-2012 03:51 PM)oldnemesis Wrote:
I have a lot of respect for Ruth Ginsburg (and Anthony Kennedy, who's the Justice for my Circuit which is great).
On the other side, Elena Kagan (and Samuel Alito) are two people who in my opinion have no place in SCOTUS. They're not Justices, they're copycats who'd sign off anything which corresponding with their political agenda.
Sotomayor, I haven't yet read any ruling she delivered. I'm sure she did some, but I have no interest in reading farm land or casino cases, so I'm still waiting for one.
Nevertheless the female Justice vote seem to be crucial in this case.
Kagan is a lightweight --what has she really accomplished before being on the Supreme Court? Never a judge, never a scholar, never a successful practicing lawyer -- the worst kind of life form, an academic administrator.
Contrast her with, say, Roberts -- a gifted member of the Supreme Court bar, who even the clerks (who get jaded after just a few months) always made a point to watch.
In contrast to Kagan, Alito spent years on the bench, wrote hundreds of opinions. I have read some, and have also heard him speak. He is impressive.
Sotamayor may yet turn out all right given her level of judicial experience, but the minute she became the "wise Latina" (ugh!!)...well, she has a lot of ground to make up.