Sotomayor Slips Up

In reality, judges merely rationalize their wishes into legal opinions. Were that not so, very few legal issues would be heavily debated. For example, if you were a city council member and wanted a "pooper-scooper" law in town, the required English would be very standard. "Pet owners are required to pick up solid waste left by their pets on all property except their own private property". Simple, right? It takes a scholarly judge to point out that the above statute does not say " . . .ABSOLUTELY required . . . "
And this tendency to place power above honesty or equity is, has been and will continue to be the downfall of the human race.
Regarding guns. There are some 25-million handguns already in circulation in the USA. (Not counting undocumented firearms). Contemplating their ultimate legality is a complete waste of time

Over and over, the GOP senators tried to get Sotomayor to recuse herself from the many gun cases headed for the Supreme Court next term. estetik ameliyatlar Those cases will give the court the opportunity to decide whether its decision in the Heller case—that the 2nd Amendment guarantees an individual right to bear arms in the District of Columbia—should also apply to the states. burun estetiği ameliyatları So far, the lower courts have said that the 2nd Amendment doesn't apply—including Sotomayor’s Second Circuit. göğüs büyütme ameliyatları As with virtually every other question she’s been asked, Sotomayor refused to commit one way or another. göğüs estetiği Which means we’re going to have to listen to more of this stuff tomorrow. göğüs küçültme ameliyatları None of the rehash has provided any particularly new revelations about the nominee. karın germe estetiği If she revealed any prejudices or biases under questioning, it wasn't for Latinos or women, but for prosecutors and cops vajina estetiği. (MoJo's James Ridgeway has more on her prosecution-friendly record here. lazer epilasyon) No one seemed particularly concerned by her comments suggesting that it was okay for cops to violate people’s constitutional rights so long as a judge signs off on it. karın estetiği ameliyatlarıDemocrats actually wielded a study showing that as a district court judge, Sotomayor convicted criminal defendants at a higher rate and gave them longer sentences than most of her colleagues. estetik cerrahi This is a very odd selling point coming from a party proposing a major overhaul of the criminal justice system. saç ekimi Sotomayor seemed to hit her stride today, exhibiting more confidence and pushing back a little against her antagonists. göğüs büyütme estetiği She also politely endured questioning by Sen. göğüs toparlama estetiği Tom Coburn, who told her, in an apparent reference to the Hispanic character on I Love Lucy, "You have lots of 'splainin' to do.göğüs küçültme estetiği " (See the video clip.jinekomasti ) Coburn spent much of his time quizzing the nominee about the intricacies of fetal viability and whether the states had the right to define "death. nazmi bayçın" Sotomayor looked slightly perplexed, but she deflected the weirdness with a cheerful smile. nazmi bayçın The day's highlight came courtesy of Sen. Al Franken, who, as John Dickerson of Slate observed, finally cracked his first joke since running for office nazmi bayçın. (Watch the video . nazmi bayçın) Franken grilled Sotomayor on how she could have been inspired to be a prosecutor by Perry Mason when the prosecutor on the show always loses. nazmi bayçın Later, Franken asked Sotomayor if she knew the one episode in which Mason loses a case. nazmi bayçın She didn't, causing Franken to exclaim, "Didn't the White House brief you? nazmi bayçın" And of course, everyone laughed, including the nominee, who looked like she was finally enjoying herself. nazmi bayçın, nazmi bayçın