Obama Appoints Sotomayor to Supreme Court

Posted May 26, 2009, 7:49 p.m.

President Barack Obama (D) has made his first Supreme Court appointment, nominating Sonia Sotomayor to fill the seat being vacated by retiring Justice David Souter at the end of the current court session. Sotomayor, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sotomayor currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, which has jurisdiction over New York, Vermont, and Connecticut. She was originally appointed as a U.S. District Court judge in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush (R) before being appointed to the 2nd Circuit court by President Bill Clinton (D) in 1998. She is of Puerto Rican descent and grew up in a housing project in the Bronx, New York.

It is expected that Sotomayor will be confirmed by the Senate, where the Democratic Party currently holds a strong majority. She is expected to take her seat before the beginning of the next Supreme Court session in October.

Scott Bradford has been putting his opinions on his website since 1995—before most people knew what a website was. He has been a professional web developer in the public- and private-sector for over twenty years. He is an independent constitutional conservative who believes in human rights and limited government, and a Catholic Christian whose beliefs are summarized in the Nicene Creed. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from George Mason University. He loves Pink Floyd and can play the bass guitar . . . sort-of. He’s a husband, pet lover, amateur radio operator, and classic AMC/Jeep enthusiast.

Quotes

Let Republicans be mindful of their heritage. It was moral conviction—and the courage to act on moral conviction—that gave birth to the Republican Party and made it grand. Now it is old but need not be any less grand.

It was always accounted a virtue in a man to love his country. With us it is now something more than a virtue. It is a necessity.

Neurotics expect you to remember all the things that they tell you, and many that they don’t.

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The knot of Eve’s disobedience was untied by Mary’s obedience: what the virgin Eve bound through her disbelief, Mary loosed by her faith.

Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.

Dwell on the past and you’ll lose an eye. Forget the past and you’ll lose both eyes.

Notwithstanding the military establishments in the several kingdoms of Europe, which are carried as far as the public resources will bear, the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.

The middle of the road is where the white line is—and that’s the worst place to drive.

No honest man becomes rich overnight; he has to wait for the reward of his labors.

A false man found a religion? Why, a false man cannot build a brick house!

The rules are simple: they lie to us, we know they’re lying, they know we know they’re lying but they keep lying anyway, and we keep pretending to believe them.

Therefore the wise know themselves but make no show, have self-respect but are not arrogant.

If Men are so wicked as we now see them with Religion what would they be if without it?

To be aware of limitations is already to be beyond them.

I am the Queen of Heaven, who prays for the conversion of sinners, and I wish you to do the same.

Use a picture. It’s worth a thousand words.

God reigneth. All is well.

The way to learn to earn a living is to go at it and earn a living.

It is the American example that deserves the most credit for the global spread of democratic politics and free-market economies. In this sense, too, the world of today is a world that we invented.

Tangent Theme:	26.0.48
Tangent Plugin:	6.0.111

Go to Top	`tt`
Go to Bottom	`tb`
Search	`ts`
Main Content	`tc`
Open Gallery (if present)	`tg`
Open Flagpole	`tf`
Keyboard Shortcuts	`tk`
Site Information	`ti`

Main Menu

X

Site Information

Keyboard Shortcuts