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Republicans Ask Sotomayor Tough Questions, Avoid Pitfalls
While all eyes are on Judge Sonia Sotomayor as she attempts to answer (or parry) tough questions, a subplot is playing out. Republican senators are seeking to provide constitutionally required advice and consent without being cast as villains determined to stop the first Latina nominated to the Supreme Court.
As I write this, Republicans appear poised to thread that difficult needle. They have asked very tough questions -- in many cases, pointing out inconsistencies between the judge's speeches and her confirmation responses -- but have avoided the appearance of browbeating Sotomayor. There have been no ugly exchanges that would be played and replayed on cable news, ad infinitum.
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) did commit a minor gaffe by joking that someone who used a gun in New York would have lots of 'splainin' to do -- a Desi Arnaz catch phrase. The joke was questionable, but everyone seemed to laugh. Regardless, this gaffe was of the politically incorrect kind, not the overtly mean kind.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who predicted Tuesday that Sotomayor would be confirmed barring a "meltdown," and that he might even vote for her, seemed particularly adept at asking tough questions (think "wise Latina") while simultaneously coming across as friendly.
According to one Republican Judiciary Committee aide I spoke to, there were no direct instructions from leadership regarding how GOP senators should behave during the hearings. Moreover, I'm told they did not take Judge Sotomayor's heritage or gender into account: "As hard as it is to believe, we didn't prep on this based on a woman or a Latina, but on the fact that we wanted a dignified hearing," the aide said.
The Atlantic noted that Republican Sen. John Cornyn was especially adept at this delicate maneuver. It also noted that as a Texan, Cornyn is especially sensitive to the concerns of his Hispanic constituents:
Most Republicans ultimately supported Bill Clinton's nominees. It has traditionally been Democrats who have "Borked" Republican nominees (in fairness, Republicans have dominated the presidency in the modern era, so there were more opportunities for Democrats to oppose Republican nominees).
As one Senate aide told me, "Republicans have always been respectful about nominees."
The theory is not that Republicans are nicer than Democrats, but rather that Democrats view the Supreme Court as the place where policy is made, and as such, their passions run hotter during hearings. Who knows if this is accurate, but it is a plausible theory -- and one I have never before heard.
With one more day to go, let's see if Republicans can continue the charm offensive without being, well, offensive.
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As I write this, Republicans appear poised to thread that difficult needle. They have asked very tough questions -- in many cases, pointing out inconsistencies between the judge's speeches and her confirmation responses -- but have avoided the appearance of browbeating Sotomayor. There have been no ugly exchanges that would be played and replayed on cable news, ad infinitum.
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) did commit a minor gaffe by joking that someone who used a gun in New York would have lots of 'splainin' to do -- a Desi Arnaz catch phrase. The joke was questionable, but everyone seemed to laugh. Regardless, this gaffe was of the politically incorrect kind, not the overtly mean kind.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who predicted Tuesday that Sotomayor would be confirmed barring a "meltdown," and that he might even vote for her, seemed particularly adept at asking tough questions (think "wise Latina") while simultaneously coming across as friendly.
According to one Republican Judiciary Committee aide I spoke to, there were no direct instructions from leadership regarding how GOP senators should behave during the hearings. Moreover, I'm told they did not take Judge Sotomayor's heritage or gender into account: "As hard as it is to believe, we didn't prep on this based on a woman or a Latina, but on the fact that we wanted a dignified hearing," the aide said.
The Atlantic noted that Republican Sen. John Cornyn was especially adept at this delicate maneuver. It also noted that as a Texan, Cornyn is especially sensitive to the concerns of his Hispanic constituents:
" . . . Cornyn actually apologized for beginning to interrupt her today. He restricted his questions to 'do you stand by your words?' and 'can you explain what you meant?' -- even if his questions covered the same material as his fellow partisans: the 'wise Latina' quote, the New Haven firefighters case, whether judges change the law, abortion, etc.While some speculate that Republicans have been especially sensitive to coming on too strong, for fear that harsh treatment of a Latina might backfire, others argue there is no tradition of Republicans harshly interrogating nominees.
"A former Texas Supreme Court justice himself, Cornyn's most pointed criticism came over her ruling in the firefighters' case.
"After the hearing adjourned for lunch, a reporter asked Cornyn today about Hispanic votes, and whether he's getting any feedback from voters in his home state. 'I made the point all along that what every nominee deserves, and what this nominee has gotten, is our respect and a civil and dignified hearing,' Cornyn responded.
"'I believe that [what] all of my constituents, whether they be Hispanic or otherwise' want him to do, Cornyn said, 'is to do my job and to ask the questions that they might ask if they were in my shoes.' "
Most Republicans ultimately supported Bill Clinton's nominees. It has traditionally been Democrats who have "Borked" Republican nominees (in fairness, Republicans have dominated the presidency in the modern era, so there were more opportunities for Democrats to oppose Republican nominees).
As one Senate aide told me, "Republicans have always been respectful about nominees."
The theory is not that Republicans are nicer than Democrats, but rather that Democrats view the Supreme Court as the place where policy is made, and as such, their passions run hotter during hearings. Who knows if this is accurate, but it is a plausible theory -- and one I have never before heard.
With one more day to go, let's see if Republicans can continue the charm offensive without being, well, offensive.
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lolabull
5:49PM Jul 15th 2009
Boy oh boy, the pot-head liberal cranks are all over me today Matt, the "American Roots Destoyers" I like to call them. Their cords must have been pulled I guess?
Listen, Sotomayor opened that whole that's stuck between her little, fat cheeks and said something she shouldn't have, and now wishes she could take it back. The Republican Senators are just doing the job they're paid to do, and that job today is to find out why Mrs. Sotomayor has a problem with the white devils out there? I must say I'm a little curiuos myself.
Listen, Sotomayor opened that whole that's stuck between her little, fat cheeks and said something she shouldn't have, and now wishes she could take it back. The Republican Senators are just doing the job they're paid to do, and that job today is to find out why Mrs. Sotomayor has a problem with the white devils out there? I must say I'm a little curiuos myself.
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ganymede0425
6:15PM Jul 15th 2009
Matt,
"The theory is not that Republicans are nicer than Democrats, but rather that Democrats view the Supreme Court as the place where policy is made, and as such, their passions run hotter during hearings."
I am not so sure about this. Considering the direction that the Republican senators' lines of questioning have taken, this theory is more like an attempt to paint Democrats in a particularly negative light than a candid attempt to explain differing approaches to judicial confirmations.
"The theory is not that Republicans are nicer than Democrats, but rather that Democrats view the Supreme Court as the place where policy is made, and as such, their passions run hotter during hearings."
I am not so sure about this. Considering the direction that the Republican senators' lines of questioning have taken, this theory is more like an attempt to paint Democrats in a particularly negative light than a candid attempt to explain differing approaches to judicial confirmations.
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(-3) Andie Wuvs Me :)
6:15PM Jul 15th 2009
Someone PLEASE find the Treasury Secretary and get him to go on a LONG vacation before Robin Da' Hood is no longer distracted by the SotoOscarMayor novela and starts looking for the check book. You know, that little pad of papers where Butt-Rack keeps scribbling numbers without checking the balance! He is STILL a community organizer that thinks money $$$$ grows on trees! LOL We Da' LEGAL Tax Paying CITIZENS Are Headed Fo' Mo' Tra-Boooo
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(2) REPUBLICANS ARE STUPID BECAUSE THEY CHOSE TO BE
1:54PM Sep 1st 2009
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks surged Wednesday, with all three major gauges jumping at least 3% after Intel's forecast for a second-half pickup and the Federal Reserve's improved outlook reassured wary investors.
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) gained 256 points, or 3.1%. The S&P 500 (SPX) index added 27 points, or 3%. The Nasdaq composite (COMP) rose 63 points, or 3.5%.
Both the Dow and Nasdaq saw their best one-day point gains in nearly four months. The S&P 500's gain was the best in two months.
Intel (INTC, Fortune 500) reported profit and revenue late Tuesday that dipped from a year ago, but surpassed forecasts. Also, the chipmaker predicted better revenue growth in the third and fourth quarters thanks to improved demand for personal computers.
With corporate demand still tepid, Intel's outlook will depend on consumers continuing to buy despite rising oil and gas prices and the ongoing recession. However, even with that caveat, investors embraced the forecast.
"The good news about Intel is the forecast," said Kevin Mahn, managing director at Hennion & Walsh. "We know second-quarter results won't be very good for most companies, but we want to know the outlook is improving in the second half of the year."
The rally intensified after the Federal Reserve said Wednesday afternoon that the end of the recession might be on the horizon.
The advance was also a matter of "performance chasing," said Phil Dow, director of equity research at RBC Wealth Management. "You have record low levels of stock ownership and so on these kinds of days you see people pile in."
He said that while the start to the financial reporting period was positive, it is too early to do a victory lap regarding second-quarter results.
"So far you've seen a little better guidance," he said. "If that proves to be true through the rest of the reporting period, this could be the quarter that the economy turns around. But I don't think we're going to see that just yet."
Thursday: JPMorgan Chase (JPM, Fortune 500) releases its quarterly financial report before the start of trading. The company is expected to report a profit of 4 cents per share versus 54 cents a year ago.
Small-business lender CIT Group (CIT, Fortune 500) will also be in focus. The federal government could be set to announce a bailout of the struggling company within the next 24 hours.
On the economic front, the Philadelphia Fed index, a monthly manufacturing report, is due shortly after the start of trading.
RealtyTrac's report on foreclosure filings in the first half of the year is due in the morning. Additionally, the weekly jobless claims report from the Labor Department is on tap.
Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) and IBM (IBM, Fortune 500) report results after the close Thursday.
Profits set to drop: S&P 500 profits are expected to have fallen around 36% in the second quarter versus a year ago, according to the latest Thomson Reuters forecast.
Worries about the corporate earnings outlook and the health of the economy have dragged on stocks over the last month -- following a three-month rally that lifted the S&P 500 by 40%.
Mahn said Intel and Goldman Sachs were the first signs since that selloff began that maybe the economy is getting back on track after all.
Fed: In the afternoon, the Fed released the minutes from the last policy meeting and the forecast through 2010.
Information reviewed at the meeting showed the economy remained weak, although the pace of the decline seemed to be lessening.
In its forecast, the Fed said that the unemployment rate could top 10% this year, but it also said that the recession may soon end.
Intel: Intel shares jumped 7% and boosted other big tech stocks.
Dow tech components Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500), IBM (IBM, Fortune 500), Cisco Systems (CSCO, Fortune 500) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ, Fortune 500) all gained. Big Nasdaq tech stocks gained too, including Oracle (ORCL, Fortune 500) and Applied Materials (AMAT, Fortune 500).
Among other movers, oil stocks jumped in line with the underlying commodity prices. Dow component Chevron (CVX, Fortune 500) rose 2.5% and Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500) gained 3.4%.
Banks on the move: On Tuesday, Goldman Sachs (GS, Fortune 500) reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit due to strength in its fixed income and trading businesses.
Citigroup (C, Fortune 500), Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500) and JPMorgan Chase report results either Thursday or Friday.
Goldman and the other three bank stocks rallied, along with other big financial firms American Express (AXP, Fortune 500), Morgan Stanley (MS, Fortune 500) and Wells Fargo (WFC, Fortune 500).
The KBW Bank index gained 4.3%.
Economy: The consumer price index (CPI), a measure of consumer inflation, edged up 0.7% in June after rising 0.1% in May, according to a government report released in the morning. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com thought it would rise 0.6%.
So-called core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, grew 0.2% versus a rise of 0.1% in May. Economists thought it would rise 0.1%.
Industrial production fell 0.4%, according to another government report, versus forecasts for a drop of 0.6%. Industrial production fell 1.2% in May. Capacity utilization dipped to 68% from 68.2% in the previous month. Economists thought it would dip to 67.9%.
Bonds: Treasury prices fell, raising the yield on the benchmark 10-year note to 3.56% from 3.47% Tuesday. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Other markets: In global trade, Asian markets ended higher and European markets ended higher.
In currency trading, the dollar fell against the euro and gained versus the Japanese yen.
U.S. light crude oil for August delivery rose $2.02 to settle at $61.54 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
COMEX gold for August delivery rose $16.60 to settle at $939.10 an ounce.
Market breadth was positive. On the New York Stock Exchange, winners beat losers by more than nine to one on volume of 1.37 billion shares. On the Nasdaq, advancers beat decliners by almost five to one on volume of 2.58 billion shares.
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) gained 256 points, or 3.1%. The S&P 500 (SPX) index added 27 points, or 3%. The Nasdaq composite (COMP) rose 63 points, or 3.5%.
Both the Dow and Nasdaq saw their best one-day point gains in nearly four months. The S&P 500's gain was the best in two months.
Intel (INTC, Fortune 500) reported profit and revenue late Tuesday that dipped from a year ago, but surpassed forecasts. Also, the chipmaker predicted better revenue growth in the third and fourth quarters thanks to improved demand for personal computers.
With corporate demand still tepid, Intel's outlook will depend on consumers continuing to buy despite rising oil and gas prices and the ongoing recession. However, even with that caveat, investors embraced the forecast.
"The good news about Intel is the forecast," said Kevin Mahn, managing director at Hennion & Walsh. "We know second-quarter results won't be very good for most companies, but we want to know the outlook is improving in the second half of the year."
The rally intensified after the Federal Reserve said Wednesday afternoon that the end of the recession might be on the horizon.
The advance was also a matter of "performance chasing," said Phil Dow, director of equity research at RBC Wealth Management. "You have record low levels of stock ownership and so on these kinds of days you see people pile in."
He said that while the start to the financial reporting period was positive, it is too early to do a victory lap regarding second-quarter results.
"So far you've seen a little better guidance," he said. "If that proves to be true through the rest of the reporting period, this could be the quarter that the economy turns around. But I don't think we're going to see that just yet."
Thursday: JPMorgan Chase (JPM, Fortune 500) releases its quarterly financial report before the start of trading. The company is expected to report a profit of 4 cents per share versus 54 cents a year ago.
Small-business lender CIT Group (CIT, Fortune 500) will also be in focus. The federal government could be set to announce a bailout of the struggling company within the next 24 hours.
On the economic front, the Philadelphia Fed index, a monthly manufacturing report, is due shortly after the start of trading.
RealtyTrac's report on foreclosure filings in the first half of the year is due in the morning. Additionally, the weekly jobless claims report from the Labor Department is on tap.
Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) and IBM (IBM, Fortune 500) report results after the close Thursday.
Profits set to drop: S&P 500 profits are expected to have fallen around 36% in the second quarter versus a year ago, according to the latest Thomson Reuters forecast.
Worries about the corporate earnings outlook and the health of the economy have dragged on stocks over the last month -- following a three-month rally that lifted the S&P 500 by 40%.
Mahn said Intel and Goldman Sachs were the first signs since that selloff began that maybe the economy is getting back on track after all.
Fed: In the afternoon, the Fed released the minutes from the last policy meeting and the forecast through 2010.
Information reviewed at the meeting showed the economy remained weak, although the pace of the decline seemed to be lessening.
In its forecast, the Fed said that the unemployment rate could top 10% this year, but it also said that the recession may soon end.
Intel: Intel shares jumped 7% and boosted other big tech stocks.
Dow tech components Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500), IBM (IBM, Fortune 500), Cisco Systems (CSCO, Fortune 500) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ, Fortune 500) all gained. Big Nasdaq tech stocks gained too, including Oracle (ORCL, Fortune 500) and Applied Materials (AMAT, Fortune 500).
Among other movers, oil stocks jumped in line with the underlying commodity prices. Dow component Chevron (CVX, Fortune 500) rose 2.5% and Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500) gained 3.4%.
Banks on the move: On Tuesday, Goldman Sachs (GS, Fortune 500) reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit due to strength in its fixed income and trading businesses.
Citigroup (C, Fortune 500), Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500) and JPMorgan Chase report results either Thursday or Friday.
Goldman and the other three bank stocks rallied, along with other big financial firms American Express (AXP, Fortune 500), Morgan Stanley (MS, Fortune 500) and Wells Fargo (WFC, Fortune 500).
The KBW Bank index gained 4.3%.
Economy: The consumer price index (CPI), a measure of consumer inflation, edged up 0.7% in June after rising 0.1% in May, according to a government report released in the morning. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com thought it would rise 0.6%.
So-called core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, grew 0.2% versus a rise of 0.1% in May. Economists thought it would rise 0.1%.
Industrial production fell 0.4%, according to another government report, versus forecasts for a drop of 0.6%. Industrial production fell 1.2% in May. Capacity utilization dipped to 68% from 68.2% in the previous month. Economists thought it would dip to 67.9%.
Bonds: Treasury prices fell, raising the yield on the benchmark 10-year note to 3.56% from 3.47% Tuesday. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Other markets: In global trade, Asian markets ended higher and European markets ended higher.
In currency trading, the dollar fell against the euro and gained versus the Japanese yen.
U.S. light crude oil for August delivery rose $2.02 to settle at $61.54 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
COMEX gold for August delivery rose $16.60 to settle at $939.10 an ounce.
Market breadth was positive. On the New York Stock Exchange, winners beat losers by more than nine to one on volume of 1.37 billion shares. On the Nasdaq, advancers beat decliners by almost five to one on volume of 2.58 billion shares.
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(-2) David S.
6:20PM Jul 15th 2009
Well, these confirmation hearings are little more than political theater. Senators get to grandstand and play to the base of their respective parties and get free air time to run for re-election. Sure, we all know what is going on here. Obama knew by nominating a Hispanic female he would automatically put Republicans in a tough spot and on the defensive. No doubt Republicans don't like it, but there is nothing they can do about it. Cornyn especially has been very silent in contrast to others. Could it be that Cornyn is from Texas and about 1/3 of his constituents are Hispanic? As to Republican Senators not being offensive, maybe. But I think Lindsey Graham was fairly offensive and condescending yesterday when he stated Sotomayor should feel lucky just to be a nominee for the high court; I wonder if he said the same thing to Alito and Roberts during their confirmation hearings.
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6:26PM Jul 15th 2009
One Crooked Two Crooked Three Crooked Demo-QUACKS Fo' Sentenced Five sentenced Six Sentence Crooked Demo-QUACKS Say IT Louder Seven Year Sentence Eight Year Sentence Nine Year Sentence To The Crooked Demo-QUACKS LOL That's Da' Way To Do It LOL Can't Wait Until The Indictments Begin LOL
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(-1) rkjofficeandy
6:36PM Jul 15th 2009
David Bowey came out with song called I'm afraid of Americans in 1997 when B. Clinton was President. Looks like world hate for America started with Democrats. They can try to re-write history and dceieve the population but the truth is out there.
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(1) sitokhan1
10:02PM Jul 15th 2009
Did you hear that redneck Hillybilly Republican Coburn do a Ricky Ricardo imitation? " You got some 'splainin to do.." WASP Republicans think people of Latin Heritage are dirt, with no reason to live except to clean their houses. Well, when the names of the dead come back from Iraq, there are a lot more names like Martinez and Gonzales than Coburn. Well, Latino voters showed them in 2008, and we'll show Senator Coburn come his next election!
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(1) William
11:25PM Jul 15th 2009
Do you think Obama would have named a judge who discriminated against black firemen over white firemen ? I don't either. Sotomayor is a classic example of left hypocrisy and double standards where left has no problem discriminating against whites while they ignor that and call others racists. Did you know the last dem president to get the majority white vote in america was LBJ in 1964 ? That shows most whites know dem party isn't looking out for welfare of whites,but all you ever hear from left is how dems get black vote,never mentioning who gets white vote.
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THE REBUBLICANS HAVE PLAYED SOFT-BALL WITH JUDGE SOTOMAYOR DURING THE INQUIREE. SHE COVERED HER SELF-SERVING AGENDA WELL, AS HER PREMISE WAS TO RULE ON PRESIDENTS OF THE LAW (WITH PREVIOUS FINDINGS OF CASE HISTORY) AND "WITH THE HOPE OF IMPROVING THE TRUE INTERPUTATIONS AND INTENT OF THE EXISTING LAWS". SHE NEVER MENTIONED THAT SHE HAS MANY PERSON BIAS TOWARD GENDER AND ETHNIC ORIGIN AND HAS A PERSONAL INTEREST TO BAND THE RIGHT TO BARE ARMS. THESE ARE CONCERNS FOR ME BUT I DON'T STRESS OVER IT, BECAUSE GOD CAN "CHANGE" THE HEART OF A FOOLISH MIND JUST AS HE CAN OF A VANE SOUL.... SO BE IT. I CAN ASSURE ANY JUDGE, ANY LEGISLATURE, SENATOR AND/OR PRESIDENT, I WILL NOT SURRENDER MY RIGHT TO OWN, CARRY AND/OR CONCEAL MY WEAPON (ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH I LIVE AND VISIT, WITH PROPER PREMIT AND THE ON-GOING SKILLS TO HIT MY MARK). THERE IS A GROWING POPULATION TO ECHO MY PASSION FOR THE UP-HOLDING OF MY RIGHT TO BARE ARMS. (IT NOT ONLY IS A CONSTITIONAL RIGHT, IT MORE IMPORTANTLY IS A GOD GIVEN RIGHT.
I HEARD THE DEMOCRATICS SPILL OUT THEIR BEST ENDORSEMENT OF JUDGE SOTOMAYOR, THAT, BECAUSE THE CONSTITUTION WAS WRITTEN DURING THE TIME IN WHICH THERE WERE LIMITED "RIGHT TO CIVIL LIBERTIES" (e.g. WOMENS' RIGHT TO VOTE, SLAVERY, ETC.), THAT IT PROVED THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES WAS NO LONGER THE MODEL IN WHICH OUR SOCIETY SHOULD BASE ITS' LAWS UPON.....LISTENING TO THEM DOWN THROD THIS FRAMEWORK OF THE MOST CHERISHED, WELL VERSED, PRO-FREEDOM, PRO-GODLY DOCUMENT WRITTEN IN MODERN TIME, IT DAWNED ON ME AS TO WHY THEY WANT TO CURSE IT INSTEAD OF FIND THE BLESSINGS FROM WHICH IT HAS PREVAILED THE EVOLUTION OF MAN-KINDS HEART, TO EDIFY, MAGNIFY AND EXHAULT GODS' TRUTHS THAT ALL MEN ARE EQUAL, AND BY THIS ONE PROCLAIMATION ALONE, IT BRINGS A HOPE TO ALL MEN. YES, IT WAS WRITTEN DURING A TIME THAT SOME MEN WERE NOT FREE, BUT IT BREATHED THE NECESSARY FRAMEWORK TO "CHANGE" THAT WHICH NEEDED TO BE CHANGED SO THAT GODS' PLANS FOR ALL MANKIND COULD COME TO PASS. (THE SO CALLED ELITE HAVE TAUGHT THIS WAY OF THINKING IN LAW SCHOOLS FOR DECADES, AND NOW THIS BRAINWASHING HAS BLEED INTO OUR EVERY DAY LIFE. IT HAS CAUSED DIVISION IN ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION, IN POLITICAL PARTIES AND IN THE VERY FABRIC OF AMERICAN HERITAGE AND HISTORY. MY ANSWER FOR THE DEMOCRATS DISTASTE FOR THE CONSTITUTION,....IT ENDORSES GOD AS THE CREATURE AND FRAMER FOR ALL GOOD IN THIS MIGHTY NATION. THEY ARE THE WOLVES IN SHEEPS' CLOTHES. MAY WE RE-EDUCATE THEM TO WHAT IS TRUE AND LOVED AND MAY GOD HAVE MERCY OF THEIR SOULS. AMEN.
I HEARD THE DEMOCRATICS SPILL OUT THEIR BEST ENDORSEMENT OF JUDGE SOTOMAYOR, THAT, BECAUSE THE CONSTITUTION WAS WRITTEN DURING THE TIME IN WHICH THERE WERE LIMITED "RIGHT TO CIVIL LIBERTIES" (e.g. WOMENS' RIGHT TO VOTE, SLAVERY, ETC.), THAT IT PROVED THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES WAS NO LONGER THE MODEL IN WHICH OUR SOCIETY SHOULD BASE ITS' LAWS UPON.....LISTENING TO THEM DOWN THROD THIS FRAMEWORK OF THE MOST CHERISHED, WELL VERSED, PRO-FREEDOM, PRO-GODLY DOCUMENT WRITTEN IN MODERN TIME, IT DAWNED ON ME AS TO WHY THEY WANT TO CURSE IT INSTEAD OF FIND THE BLESSINGS FROM WHICH IT HAS PREVAILED THE EVOLUTION OF MAN-KINDS HEART, TO EDIFY, MAGNIFY AND EXHAULT GODS' TRUTHS THAT ALL MEN ARE EQUAL, AND BY THIS ONE PROCLAIMATION ALONE, IT BRINGS A HOPE TO ALL MEN. YES, IT WAS WRITTEN DURING A TIME THAT SOME MEN WERE NOT FREE, BUT IT BREATHED THE NECESSARY FRAMEWORK TO "CHANGE" THAT WHICH NEEDED TO BE CHANGED SO THAT GODS' PLANS FOR ALL MANKIND COULD COME TO PASS. (THE SO CALLED ELITE HAVE TAUGHT THIS WAY OF THINKING IN LAW SCHOOLS FOR DECADES, AND NOW THIS BRAINWASHING HAS BLEED INTO OUR EVERY DAY LIFE. IT HAS CAUSED DIVISION IN ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION, IN POLITICAL PARTIES AND IN THE VERY FABRIC OF AMERICAN HERITAGE AND HISTORY. MY ANSWER FOR THE DEMOCRATS DISTASTE FOR THE CONSTITUTION,....IT ENDORSES GOD AS THE CREATURE AND FRAMER FOR ALL GOOD IN THIS MIGHTY NATION. THEY ARE THE WOLVES IN SHEEPS' CLOTHES. MAY WE RE-EDUCATE THEM TO WHAT IS TRUE AND LOVED AND MAY GOD HAVE MERCY OF THEIR SOULS. AMEN.
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