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— Robert C. Byrd, in a letter to Sen. Theodore Bilbo (D-MS), 1944, [6][10
What a baby.
I'm not saying that she can't be racist, but she's not. Not by a long shot.
Racism (noun)
1.a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2.a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination. (Can you Say Affirmative Action?)
3.hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
I don't see anything about having Power or a Majority. If history shows us anything it's that MINORITIES can be just as tyrranical and racist as majorities.
"I'm not saying that she can't be racist, but she's not."
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"Judge Sotomayor is simply acknowledging. By definition she could not be a racist, in America."
You not only said that she can't be racist, you stated that she can't be racist BY DEFINITION.
And TheProfessor does a good job of demolishing the substance of your second statement.
Here's what I think:
The statement itself was racist. Or, at least, the statement contained some racist imagery.
But here's the kicker: Don't these mouth-breathers ever consider that, given that the statement was not made in an official capacity or as part of a ruling, perhaps she was being FACETIOUS? That she wasn't actually being serious, but was just being playful? Do they really believe that a federal judge, even if she DID believe what she was saying, would be so stupid as to use a term like "wise Latina"?
That's the kicker.
Good to see Tucker at home at Faux where he belongs.
Who's in?
Judges (SHOULD NOT) Make Policy as she said in her own words http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfC99LrrM2Q
A Judge should dispassionately and impartially make judgments upon the FACTS and LAWS of the United States, with the Constitution being the Supreme Law of the land, and without regard to the litigants' wealth, ethnicity, fame or social status.
The Lady Justice holds Scales to represent Balance and is BLINDFOLDED to represent complete IMPARTIALITY.
Each justice or judge of the United States shall take the following oath or affirmation before performing the duties of their office: “I, (Justice Name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice WITHOUT respect to persons, and do EQUAL right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and IMPARTIALLY discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as (Office Title) under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.”
Judges (SHOULD NOT) Make Policy as she said in her own words http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfC99LrrM2Q
A Judge should dispassionately and impartially make judgments upon the FACTS and LAWS of the United States, with the Constitution being the Supreme Law of the land, and without regard to the litigants' wealth, ethnicity, fame or social status.
The Lady Justice holds Scales to represent Balance and is BLINDFOLDED to represent complete IMPARTIALITY.
Each justice or judge of the United States shall take the following oath or affirmation before performing the duties of their office: “I, (Justice Name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice WITHOUT respect to persons, and do EQUAL right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and IMPARTIALLY discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as (Office Title) under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.”
Making a decision as a Judge is not necessarily about what is just, but it is about what is the LAW. The Supreme Court's Dredd Scott decision in 1857 that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States and therefore could not sue in Federal courts, in addition to declaring that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional and that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories, was NOT a just or righteous decision, but it WAS the correct decision under the existing law of the time. The Dred Scott decision was overturned by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States which CHANGED the law through the proper LEGISLATIVE and AMENDATORY process.
Jurisprudence, as simply put, can never be solely a matter of personal judgment, empathy or compassion or it becomes just 1 persons arbitrary opinion...which makes no citizen safe. The law cannot be used as a arbitrary weapon...be it for good or ill.
Jurisprudence and being a Judge MUST be about DISPASSIONATE consideration and judgment of the facts of the case in light of the Constitution of the United States as Amended, the laws enacted by the appropriate ELECTED legislative bodies, and existing precedence (prior case law).
The rule of law must be respected, regardless of the Judge's personal feelings, background or views of those who come before the bench seeking justice. "All are equal before the law" is a fundamental tenet to legal systems the world over.
Judges are not to MAKE POLICY or CHANGE LAWS but to make judgment based on the existing laws and the facts of the case. Even if they disagree with the law it is not the place of a Judge to change or modify it...that power lies with the citizens through their Elected Legislatures including the Congress.
If the Citizens of the United States, feel a law is unjust or needs changing then they must change or modify it through the proper electoral or legislative process and this process is meant to be difficult to prevent arbitrary changes or those provoked by fleeting passions.