Justice Sonia Sotomayor warns that intensifying partisanship around the Supreme Court confirmation process has pushed the court’s independence to the brink of crisis.
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor warns that intensifying partisanship around the Supreme Court confirmation process has pushed the court’s independence to the brink of crisis.
Original source (ABC/Youtube)
Quaere what type of court and or where.
None of them should b political.
For those mischaracterizing her point or intent, Justice Sotomayor is considered a centrist with with liberal inclinations. That said, she is known to be very close with her conservative Justices (Justice Gorsuch & Kavanaugh, in particular). I think she is speaking on their behalf after seeing what they went through & getting to know them. Justices may have legal disagreements. That is their job but — overall — they remain a reminder of a time in America where you could disagree politically & still love your colleague because they loved the country as much as you did (I.e- President Ronald Reagan & Speaker ‘Tip’ O’Neill: Political adversaries & bickered frequently and yet, they were known to have a deep respect for each other & enjoy each other’s company).
In my opinion, I think the US Supreme Court should always have an equal amount of Justices from both sides of the Isle. And I think that number should be 12 Justices. Six of them Republicans and the pother six Democrats or Independents leaning to one side or the other. When cases come up, Either the Vice President of the Secretary of State should pull the names of 9 Justices at random. Therefore none of the Justices would know if they would preside over a case until their names are called. You could have a majority of Democratic leaning Justices or you could have a majority of Republican leaning Justices, but it would never be the same majority all the time. To me, that’s the only way the Supreme Court could successfully proceed. Just my opinion.
Of course the biggest threat is the proposed expansion just because one party controls Congress but doesn't like the current makeup of SCOTUS. So Dems would add four justices and then the other side could use that as a basis in the future to do the same. But media doesn't like to talk about this.
A little late SCOTUS credibly was lost a long time ago
YOU SEE THAT Kavanaugh HAS NO MORAL COMPASS HE IS SHOWING YOU HIS HEART AND LOOK AT ALL OF THEM GOD HAVE BLESS THEM TO DO RIGHT BUT THEY HAVE NO MORAL COMPASS AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY ETHICAL VALUE THEY ARE OF THEIR FATHER THE WORD IS CALLED ASSANATION LOOK IT UP THEY HAVE ARE READY MURDER YOU BUT YOU ARE ALIVE SO THEY CREATED ILLMORAL PAPERWORK TO DESTROY YOU BECAUSE THEY ARE OFF THEIR FATHER GOD IS NOT THEIR FATHER I CAME THAT YOU MAY HAVE LIFE SO YOU SEE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE SUPREME COURT WITH JUDGE THOMAS LEADING THE CHARGE DESTROYING AND EVEN KILL YOU GOD TOLD THE JEW TO START AT HOME JUDGE THOMAS IS ATTACKING HIS OWN HOME TO HELP THE ENEMY TO DESTROY YOU THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY LOVE FOR GOD IN THEIR HEART BECAUSE GOD REQUIRE THAT THEY DO RIGHT BECAUSE IT IS RIGHT TO DO RIGHT THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR DESTROYING THE WORK OF THE DEVIL. IN YESHUA NAME AMEN
Yeah, don't have such an "open mind" that your brain falls out
If it was merit based she wouldn’t be on the court.
Supreme Court injustices should only be heard after a case is finished and even then they should stfu
Less likely to believe? Hell, SCOTUS is corrupted, and we all know it.
What's with all the bots in the comments??
It is as grave as 100000 kids with covid on ventilators.
Ya……FU Propagandist Sotomayor
I still feel that if we have a 2 & 1/2 term limit (or 10 year maximum) for the Presidency and a majority of Governors have term limits, we should have term limits for all members of the House (I say 10, 2 year terms), Senate (3, 6 year terms), and Judicial Branch (at most 20 years). I feel this is the only way to ensure we prevent complicity in our government by constantly changing it!
I still feel that if we have a 2 & 1/2 term limit (or 10 year maximum) for the Presidency and a majority of Governors have term limits, we should have term limits for all members of the House (I say 10, 2 year terms), Senate (3, 6 year terms), and Judicial Branch (at most 20 years). I feel this is the only way to ensure we prevent complicity in our government by constantly changing it!
Tell her to step down.
I can't find where Justice Sotomayor spoke up about this during the extreme partisanship of the democratic party regarding nominees Neil Gorsuch (54-45 vote), Brett Kavanaugh (50-48 vote), and Amy Coney-Barrett (52-48 vote). And an interesting reference point is that Ruth Bader Ginsberg was confirmed 96-3. What you are seeing here is a Supreme Court Justice being completely political and obviously injecting herself into the political discourse. And THAT is exactly the sort of justice we should not want on the Supreme Court.
I still feel that if we have a 2 & 1/2 term limit (or 10 year maximum) for the Presidency and a majority of Governors have term limits, we should have term limits for all members of the House (I say 10, 2 year terms), Senate (3, 6 year terms), and Judicial Branch (at most 20 years). I feel this is the only way to ensure we prevent complicity in our government by constantly changing it!
I still feel that if we have a 2 & 1/2 term limit (or 10 year maximum) for the Presidency and a majority of Governors have term limits, we should have term limits for all members of the House (I say 10, 2 year terms), Senate (3, 6 year terms), and Judicial Branch (at most 20 years). I feel this is the only way to ensure we prevent complicity in our government by constantly changing it!
I still feel that if we have a 2 & 1/2 term limit (or 10 year maximum) for the Presidency and a majority of Governors have term limits, we should have term limits for all members of the House (I say 10, 2 year terms), Senate (3, 6 year terms), and Judicial Branch (at most 20 years). I feel this is the only way to ensure we prevent complicity in our government by constantly changing it!
I still feel that if we have a 2 & 1/2 term limit (or 10 year maximum) for the Presidency and a majority of Governors have term limits, we should have term limits for all members of the House (I say 10, 2 year terms), Senate (3, 6 year terms), and Judicial Branch (at most 20 years). I feel this is the only way to ensure we prevent complicity in our government by constantly changing it!
I can't find where Justice Sotomayor spoke up about this during the extreme partisanship of the democratic party regarding nominees Neil Gorsuch (54-45 vote), Brett Kavanaugh (50-48 vote), and Amy Coney-Barrett (52-48 vote). And an interesting reference point is that Ruth Bader Ginsberg was confirmed 96-3. What you are seeing here is a Supreme Court Justice being completely political and obviously injecting herself into the political discourse. And THAT is exactly the sort of justice we should not want on the Supreme Court.
I still feel that if we have a 2 & 1/2 term limit (or 10 year maximum) for the Presidency and a majority of Governors have term limits, we should have term limits for all members of the House (I say 10, 2 year terms), Senate (3, 6 year terms), and Judicial Branch (at most 20 years). I feel this is the only way to ensure we prevent complicity in our government by constantly changing it!
She means don't go playing pack the court and modifying the base system.
Justice Sotomayor has the same expression I do when people bring up the holocaust in conversation. I just put my head down, and quietly talk about something else…
I still feel that if we have a 2 & 1/2 term limit (or 10 year maximum) for the Presidency and a majority of Governors have term limits, we should have term limits for all members of the House (I say 10, 2 year terms), Senate (3, 6 year terms), and Judicial Branch (at most 20 years). I feel this is the only way to ensure we prevent complicity in our government by constantly changing it!
Justice Sotomayor has the same expression I do when people bring up the holocaust in conversation. I just put my head down, and quietly talk about something else…
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