Robert Schlesinger

Sotomayor Confirmed as First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice

August 6, 2009 RSS Feed Print

By Robert Schlesinger, Thomas Jefferson Street blog

Sonia Sotomayor will be sworn in Saturday as the first Hispanic member of the U.S. Supreme Court after the Senate voted 68-31 to confirm her. She got all 57 Democratic votes (as well as the two Independents who hang out with the Democrats) and nine Republicans (including the three remaining New England GOPers) with the bulk of the GOP voting against.

Take a moment to recall the Sotomayor confirmation process through political cartoons, photographs and then if you want to speculate forward, check out her most important decisions (thus far anyway).

What do you think? Is this a great moment in the history of the republic or another advance for corrosive judicial activism? Weigh in in the comments section below.

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To oblivion!

Harold Reimann of CA 10:51AM August 09, 2009

this person's (Sotomayor) appointment is null & void

like Horace Gray before her and ineligible Pres Chester Arthur, the man who had him installed

she has ascended by means of an usurper, British citizen at birth BObama Jr NON -natural born no authority in the law(Constitution) to do anything as POTUS

TOM of FL 5:07AM August 09, 2009

Hopefully she will not be bias or not uphold us constitution which means a order forrighteousness WARNING! Religiuos ideas presented. First.Philosphy but really christianity. Divorce evil. Mobs,we do not want any trouble. Evil eventually goes after evil. There are basics to judging! Righteousness not fairness. There bias laws stopping the US constitution. Abortion concerns religion. Please create a law about christian males that advertise a anti abortion idea. His girlfreinds are not allowed to get abortions. That is controversial Righteousness to a lot out there. Not to me. Mean girls and bullied girls are one reason.Amen! It is basic to know that males can be extremly abusive and crooks find ways. Abortion kills a new cell, a new person!!!! Us judges should consider caring righteous priorities for the usa not bias. Idea is about congress system takes a while. Such as the poverty striken, abused kids,cheated business, Fraud business techniques not uncovered. FBI stuff takes years and years and sometimes come up short.Evidence of major or hurtful offences are noticable. Maybe consider not to do it agian order to prevent a wrongful charge. Simple big deal occurances. Such as business and abuse. Thank you for your time. psa-outside pray,col3 :11, gal 3:3. 1 corinth 14:26.Rev12:9!! Protect anointed land for christians MO,IL area!!

andrew tucker christ1 of IN 6:38PM August 07, 2009

Robert Schlesinger

Robert Schlesinger

Robert Schlesinger is managing editor for opinion at U.S. News and World Report, overseeing all opinion editorial content. He is the author of White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters. E-mail him at rschlesinger@usnews.com. Follow him on Twitter: @rschles.

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