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“Having a Supreme Court that better reflects the diversity of America helps ensure that we keep faith with the words engraved in Vermont marble over the entrance of the Supreme Court: Equal justice under law. I believe that Judge Sotomayor will be in the mold of Justice Souter, who understands the real-world impact of the [...]
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In a letter New York District Attorney Robert Morgenthau says that “Judge Sotomayor was a fearless and effective prosecutor while she was here, and I am sure that none of the defendants in her cases thought of her as a liberal.”
So she was tough on criminals. The only problem is that she is not running [...]
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Now that Justice Souter is retiring, Obama will have the opportunity to pick a new judge for the Supreme Court. The question is who he will pick. Will it be a woman, a Hispanic, or a gay / lesbian? I wish I was kidding, but these are real questions I have seen. Each lobbying [...]
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Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled what we long knew to be true. That the handgun ban in Washington D.C. was unconstitutional. And because they are the awesome organization I always knew they were, the NRA filed a suit in Obama’s hometown of Chicago within minutes of the decision to overturn a similar ban there.
Because they [...]
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