Posts tagged 'judicial picks'

Elena Kagan: Stealth Candidate and soon-to-be Judicial Activist

The media is fond of portraying any judicial candidate as “moderate” when nominated by a Democrat, yet always apply the “[very] conservative” label to any nominee from a Republican president. But as Brent Bozell correctly points out, “…before Sotomayor voted with the gun-controllers in the Chicago gun-rights case; before Sotomayor voted for allowing public universities [...]

Obama’s Supreme Court Nominees are Inexperienced With Life

When considering someone for the Supreme Court, Obama said he wanted a nominee who could “relate to the real world and how the law affects ordinary Americans.” He supposedly wanted a champion of the “little guy,” yet he nominates the exact opposite.
People with lives in academia and perpetual paychecks cannot understand “the little guy”, or [...]

Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings: Behind the Mask

Now that we’ve had some time to hear her statements and responses, we can safely surmise that she is being deceptive.
She tried to make excuses for her “wise Latina ” comment and downplay it. Just ask the simple question of whether or not a white male could have made a similar comment and got away [...]

Judge Diane Pamela Wood on Short List to Replace Souter

Judge Diane Wood is on the short list of judicial picks to replace retiring Justice Souter. Wood has been a federal judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago since President Clinton appointed her to the position in 1995. Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, she is also a judicial activist.
Prior to [...]

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