NO On Sotomayor!

President Barack Obama selected Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court to replace the retiring Justice David Souter.

Sotomayor, a Latina, rose up during the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations. However, she is radical enough to do Obama's bidding (or dirty work) on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sotomayor has made some controversial comments during her career:

“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”

“Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences, our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.” She was referring to non-white, female judges.

Additionally, a 2005 video surfaced of Sotomayor speaking with potential law clerks, saying that a “court of appeals is where policy is made.” She also laughed and said, “And I know — I know this is on tape, and I should never say that because we don’t make law. I know. O.K. I know. I’m not promoting it. I’m not advocating it...”

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She has also been overturned in the Supreme Court on four cases where she wrote the opinion. Also, she has been rebuked in writing several times by a senior judge for not being on point on the constitution.

She is also not a defender of an individual's right to keep and bear arms. She is one of only three federal appellate judges in America to issue a court opinion saying that the Second Amendment does not apply to states.

Senator Orrin Hatch said, “I'll tell you one thing, I'm not very happy about judges who will substitute their own policy preferences for what the law really is; who think that they can run the country from the bench when they actually have a limited role. And that role is to interpret the laws made by those who have to stand for reelection."

In other words, Sotomayor would legislate from the bench. A bad choice. Chances are, Republicans won't be able to stop her confirmation, but they use her nomination to point out the radicalism of Obama.