The Briefing Room - The Blog on the www.WhiteHouse.gov  stated, "Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. In her opening statement, Judge Sotomayor pledged a "fidelity to the law:" ( The actual e-letter that the President sent to me is located at the base of this article for your review )

    "In the past month, many Senators have asked me about my judicial philosophy. It is simple: fidelity to the law. The task of a judge is not to make the law -- it is to apply the law. And it is clear, I believe, that my record in two courts reflects my rigorous commitment to interpreting the Constitution according to its terms; interpreting statutes according to their terms and Congress's intent; and hewing faithfully to precedents established by the Supreme Court and my Circuit Court. In each case I have heard, I have applied the law to the facts at hand."

This above statement by Judge Sonia Sotomayoris is very curious to me and so I bring it to the American People to "Be The Judge" using "Common Sense" in deciding whether or not this Supreme Court Nominee truly believes what she is saying or whether she is saying whatever the Senate Judiciary Committee would like to hear in order to secure the position!

Facts are a very important part of making any judgement and so I bring to you, "Judge Sonia Sotomayor's video statement" during a rather impromptu moment of character insight at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfC99LrrM2Q

Apparently, this is not the only time that Judge Sonia Sotomayor has made controversial statements regarding her thought processes on "who makes the law" or on the "Kind of Judge" that would best be able, to make a judicial decision.

Example: Judge Sonia Sotomayor's comment in 1994 that "a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion" than a white judge.

Question at this point? Would a Caucasian man have been able to say the same things and find themselves nominated by the President for one of the most important offices in the land as a Supreme Court Justice or would they have been labeled as a racist and removed for "rationalizing the interpretation of law", based on their ethnic or gender background?

Hmmm, Is there a Double Standard here?

Before deciding, please take into consideration the statements of one of my personal Heros of The American Dream, Martin Luther King, when he said, "I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today." Delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., August 28, 1963. ( For the full speech go to http://www.afn.org/~dks/history/dream.html )

May I now ask you, The American People, do you think we should be represented by someone that may possibly believe that they make the law ( but not really! ) or feel that they can do a better job based on their ethnic or gender background? Also, should we take into account that as much as we would all would like someone chosen for an important office, to create a historic moment, as when President Barak Obama was voted in, or should we be basing or decisions on something a little deeper than color, ethnic background or gender, and maybe just maybe, on the content of their character...

You be the Judge...

 

Good Morning, Yesterday, Judge Sonia Sotomayor made her opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee and moved another step closer to taking a seat on the United States Supreme Court. In case you missed it, watch the video of her opening statement here: As President, there are few responsibilities more serious or consequential than the naming of a Supreme Court Justice, so I want to take this opportunity to tell you about the qualifications and character that informed my decision to nominate Judge Sotomayor. Judge Sotomayor's brilliant legal mind is complemented by the practical lessons that can only be learned by applying the law to real world situations. In the coming days, the hearings will cover an incredible body of work from a judge who has more experience on the federal bench than any incoming Supreme Court Justice in the last 100 years. Judge Sotomayor's professional background spans our judicial system — from her time as a big-city prosecutor and a corporate litigator, to her work as a federal trial judge on the U.S. District Court, and an appellate judge on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. And then there is Judge Sotomayor's incredible personal story. She grew up in a housing project in the South Bronx — her parents coming to New York from Puerto Rico during the Second World War. At the age of nine, she lost her father, and her mother worked six days a week just to put food on the table. It takes a certain resilience and determination to rise up out of such circumstances, focus, work hard and achieve the American dream. This character shined through in yesterday's opening statement: Watch the video. In Judge Sotomayor, our nation will have a Justice who will never forget her humble beginnings, will always apply the rule of law, and will be a protector of the Constitution that made her American dream and the dreams of millions of others possible. As she said so clearly yesterday, Judge Sotomayor's decisions on the bench "have been made not to serve the interests of any one litigant, but always to serve the larger interest of impartial justice." In anticipation of today's first round of questioning, I hope you'll share this email widely, because Judge Sotomayor's confirmation is something that affects every American. It's important for these hearings to be about Judge Sotomayor's own record and her capacity for the job — not any political back and forth that some in Washington may use to distract you. What members of the Judiciary Committee, and the American people, will see today is a sharp and fearless jurist who does not let powerful interests bully her into breaking from the rule of law. Thank you, Barack Obama