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Justice Sotomayor
Fox News reports, “Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a scathing rebuke of the court’s decision to allow the Trump administration to enforce its ‘public charge’ rule in the state of Illinois, limiting which non-citizens can obtain visas to enter the U.S.
Fox goes on, “Sotomayor’s problems with the conservative majority’s ruling went far beyond this case, claiming that it was symptomatic of the court’s habit of siding with the government when they seek emergency stays of rulings against them.”
I find this particularly hypocritical since the leftist justices vote in lockstep far more reliably than the justices she calls out. I remember listening to her confirmation hearings. She promised an open mind on gun issues and immediately proved herself to be a liar after taking her place on the court. In a normal world, her “wise Latina” comment would have been enough to sink her nomination. Oh, well. I shouldn’t be surprised anymore by someone of the left lacking self-awareness.
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*I have no idea why my phone changed “wise” to “wize.”
More’s the pity. We’ll have partisanship for a while, I guess.
That is how a republic operates at its best. But it requires people of good character, which takes us back to Franklin’s quote when asked what type of government they had created: “A republic, if you can keep it.”
It take hard work and effort. And unlike the parliamentary systems, it requires the majority to work with the minority and this is where good, solid, political arguments are necessary.
Chris Matthews has already apologized.
For using the sudden and unexpected fall of France as an analogy, not for opposing Sanders.
In any case, it’s fun to watch him grovel!