Supreme Court Judge Sotomayor (Boomer Icon) Judge Sonya Sotomayor to ascend the high court bench,Brings Us Towards A More Perfect Union

Purple, green, polka dotted or what ever, I am so glad Judge Sonya Sotomayor was confirmed  today as only the third woman EVER! to sit on the Supreme Court. Her seating represents, as President Obama noted--that our nation is moving towards a more perfect union. I think often about The Constitution and its language--the pursuit of happiness, about which I have written, and towards a more perfect union. I love the action and volition that is implied in the language. That each of us citizens is offered the possibility to gain a state of happiness by what we choose and how we conduct ourselves. And that our nation as a whole moves towards a more perfect union. That union makes a happier, more productive, peaceful and satisfying national life by our collective choices. We have just moved forward today. Congratulations to us and to U.S. And congratulations to Judge Sotomayor.

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A Latina on Top Court

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By Daniel Politi

Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, at 6:55 AM ET The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal's world-wide newsbox lead with the Senate confirming Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. After three days of debate, the final vote, 68-31, was largely along party lines, although nine Republicans did cross over and vote for Sotomayor's confirmation. The White House went into celebratory mode, and President Obama hailed her confirmation as "breaking yet another barrier and moving us yet another step closer to a more perfect union." Chief Justice John Roberts will swear in the Supreme Court's newest member Saturday morning.

USAT says the White House celebration was tempered by the fact that "the vote was not nearly as bipartisan as Obama had sought." But the LAT says that, ultimately, more Republicans voted for her than was expected. The WSJ declares it was a victory for the White House that senators voted within the timetable that the administration had requested. The WP highlights that Sotomayor got more votes against her than Roberts but fewer than President George W. Bush's other nominee, Samuel Alito. Republicans also tried to claim a victory of their own, stating that during the hearings, Sotomayor and Democratic senators spoke against the idea that empathy is an important qualification to serve on the nation's highest court. "It will now be harder to nominate activist judges," Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the judiciary committee, said.

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Comments

[Virginia]

Too right...

[Rita@Goldivas]

Very good to have a Hispanic woman on the court. That said, I think Obama needs to get over his quest for bi-partisanship. It hasn't happened yet and it isn't going to happen. It's like Charlie Brown and the football, the Repubs push to water down programs, the Dems cave, then the Repubs vote against the bill anyway.