NYT: Sotomayor ‘eminently qualified’
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Confirmation Process, Opinion
A New York Times editorial in Monday’s edition expressed hope that the “vote in the full Senate for Judge Sotomayor will be overwhelming and the rhetoric more high-minded.”
“The case being made against her is strikingly weak. Senator Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, said he doubts that she has ‘the deep-rooted convictions necessary to resist the siren call of judicial activism.’
“The term judicial activism is of dubious meaning, at best, and is generally used by conservative Republicans to attack judges whose decisions they do not like. By the most common objective criteria — such as a willingness to strike down Congressional laws as unconstitutional — conservative justices are at least as activist as liberals.
“Some Republicans may be wary of opposing Judge Sotomayor because she would be the first Hispanic justice, and they are reluctant to alienate a large voting bloc. There is no need for political calculations. Senators should support her because she is eminently qualified.”
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