The more the American people know about Sonia Sotomayor, the less they like her.
In fact, the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corp poll shows that only 47 percent of Americans support her, while 40 percent oppose her confirmation. Those are terrible numbers for a judge.
So without further ado, here are the top five reasons Sonia Sotomayor should not be confirmed to the Supreme Court.
1. Why would Americans support a judge who believes "the right to possess a gun is clearly not a fundamental right."
2. There are also basic questions about Sotomayor's competence. In the six cases she's had before the Supreme Court, she has been overturned four times. How many Americans would get promoted if they blew two out of every three big decisions that they made?
3. Also, after Sotomayor's decision which was overturned by the Supreme Court "in Ricci v. DeStefano, that firefighters who earned a promotion can be denied the promotion merely because they are white," it's an open question whether Sotomayor can treat people of all races impartially.
4. Sotomayor also believes that judges should allow foreign law to influence their decisions: "unless American courts are more open to discussing the ideas raised by foreign cases, and by international cases ... we are going to lose influence in the world." She also said judges rightly have looked to foreign authorities "to help us understand whether our understanding of our own constitutional rights fell into the mainstream of human thinking."
5. Last but not least, Sonia Sotomayor is an unrepentant judicial activist who believes in making law from the bench. In fact, she has openly said courts are where "policy is made."
Sonia Sotomayor needs to be stopped so that a more impartial, qualified judge who believes in sticking to the Constitution can be chosen for a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land.
Please help us get the word out about the dangerous, activist judge Sonia Sotomayor really is.
In fact, the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corp poll shows that only 47 percent of Americans support her, while 40 percent oppose her confirmation. Those are terrible numbers for a judge.
So without further ado, here are the top five reasons Sonia Sotomayor should not be confirmed to the Supreme Court.
1. Why would Americans support a judge who believes "the right to possess a gun is clearly not a fundamental right."
2. There are also basic questions about Sotomayor's competence. In the six cases she's had before the Supreme Court, she has been overturned four times. How many Americans would get promoted if they blew two out of every three big decisions that they made?
3. Also, after Sotomayor's decision which was overturned by the Supreme Court "in Ricci v. DeStefano, that firefighters who earned a promotion can be denied the promotion merely because they are white," it's an open question whether Sotomayor can treat people of all races impartially.
4. Sotomayor also believes that judges should allow foreign law to influence their decisions: "unless American courts are more open to discussing the ideas raised by foreign cases, and by international cases ... we are going to lose influence in the world." She also said judges rightly have looked to foreign authorities "to help us understand whether our understanding of our own constitutional rights fell into the mainstream of human thinking."
5. Last but not least, Sonia Sotomayor is an unrepentant judicial activist who believes in making law from the bench. In fact, she has openly said courts are where "policy is made."
Sonia Sotomayor needs to be stopped so that a more impartial, qualified judge who believes in sticking to the Constitution can be chosen for a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land.
Please help us get the word out about the dangerous, activist judge Sonia Sotomayor really is.
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