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July 13, 2009
Conservatives Offer Last Words as Sotomayor Hearings Begin
Senate confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor began today as the Supreme Court nominee tried to preempt some of her critics.
"The task of a judge is not to make law," she said in her opening statement. "It is to apply law."
Norma McCorvey, known as "Jane Roe" during the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion, was arrested after she yelled that Sotomayor was "wrong" during Sen. Al Franken's opening statement.
McCorvey became pro-life and converted to Catholicism after she befriended with one of an Operation Rescue leader.
Richard Land and other conservatives are concerned that Sotomayor would be an activist judge.
"The bottom line is that Sonia Sotomayor is an unpredictable wildcard," Land said in a statement today. "Across the issues her record is either far too thin or hidden behind non-published orders and per curium opinions. Simply put, placing Sonia Sotomayor on the highest court in the land jeopardizes our nation's commitment to equal treatment under the law."
Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life, plans to testify on Sotomayor's connection to the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, which filed several briefs related to abortion while she was on its governing board.
"Her PRLDEF record proves that she is an abortion advocate," Yoest said in a statement. "That record includes opposition to parental notification, opposition to informed consent, opposition to bans on partial-birth abortion and support for taxpayer-funded abortions."
Melissa Rogers, director of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity Center for Religion and Public Affairs, who is back to blogging, highlighted the religious liberty mentions in the opening statements.
Here's a section from Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD):
There were neighborhoods that my parents warned me to avoid for fear of my safety because I was Jewish. The local movie theater denied admission to African Americans.
Community swimming pools had signs that said "No Jews, No Blacks Allowed." Even Baltimore's amusement parks and sports clubs were segregated by race. Then came Brown vs. Board of Education, and, suddenly, my universe and community were changed forever.
Comments
Sotomayor is already backing away from her statement that a wise Latina would more often than not be a better judge than a white male. But Ms. Sotomayor has made similar statements on several occasions...i.e., such an utterance was not a slip of the tongue or an isolated occurrence. She apparently believes it, but she is now saying what she knows she has to say in order to be confirmed. Had a white male, or even a white female, made such a claim their nomination, if not their career, would be OVER. Such is the state of modern politics.
Sotomayor has also backed away from the absurd "empathy" standard which both she and Obama have held should be used in the application of law. But, as Sen. Sessions reiterated, empathy for one party is prejudice against the other.
It's been stated that Sotomayor's record as a judge is not indicative of an activist, but, in truth, as an appellate judge her hands were tied in a much more rigid fashion than they will be on the Supreme Court.
Therefore, her speeches, writings and associations outside the court may actually be more indicative of her true philosophy, and these things point to her endorsement of so-called "identity politics," or the idea that one cannot, in any significant way, branch out beyond their own ethnic, sociological, economic, or gender experience.
The mindless endorsement of such notions by the modern Left is why she receives such support from that side of the political spectrum.
Posted By: Truthmeister | July 14, 2009 9:56 PM
Sotomayor is Best .
I want USA Citizenship ,Green Card =Immigration
(a) As Terrorist expert from india =Al-Quida , Taliban ,Hindu terrorist =VHP Bajrang Dal ,RSS, BJP , + LTTE=South Indian in ME=Gulf !! Pl I have two publications against Al-Qaida , one against LTTE =South Indian in ME=Gulf !? , few against Hindutava terror groups ,which came from real life in India !!?? Please recently = 15th April /March -2008 , my one paper=Abstract got selected in prime conference of royal society of chemistry =www.rsc.org/arf08 = Analytical Research Forum 2008, Title: Ruhel New concept to anti -chemical terror by use of speed checker AND Chemical detective sensors to stop Al-Quaida attack at Saudi Aramco AND SABIC AND Other Petrochemicals companies in Gulf and whole world
(b) As Petrochemical Chemist =Petro Chemist = As I worked with Global top 5th rank in petrochemical company =SABIC =www.sabic.com as Lab Specialist =Middle Management =1 Year . and I have 10 years vast experience as Analytical Chemist ,two years with , =www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp ,Japan project , here I was QA -Chemist (which is mention in global top 20 companies ), for Fine Chemical =PFP Purity 99.9995% Pure ,
( c ) I want Political Asylum also , as I am facing 9 years forced unemployed ness ,from Jan 2009 to till now 26th July 2009 ,then from 1999 to 2001 =3 years ,then 2003 to 2008 =5 years forced unemployed ness , even I am Indian Minorities scientist ,And OBCs =Other back word class scientist , had 6 to 10 years vast experience as analytical chemist = Analytical technique ,= GC(-FID,ECD,PID),IR,UV/VIS ,IR(418.1),FTIR, Purge and trap (FID /PID) ,Column Chromatography
= New tactic developed by Indian HR Agents and RAW,IB MI =PMO =Hindus =Hindus terrorist to kept minorities person forced unemployed !!??
=violation of U.N.G.A RES. 1904(xviii) =racial discrimination , violation of U.N.G.A Res 55/89 =torture , violation of U.N.G.A Res .217a (Iii) =Human Rights , violation of 226 U.N.T.S 3 bonded labor with out salary ,=forced unemployed ness to continuous 5 years !!??
Total =9 =Nine Years forced unemployed ,torture ,discrimination , this all b’se I am minority ,I am NOT Hindu. And Not Sikh =Hindu Minority !!?? pl I have 75% in physics 1989 – BSc , 2 year +70% overall physics BSc, I have four publications anti terror ,anti explosive at IUPAC =WWW.IUPAC.ORG, WWW.IUPAC2003.ORG ,PITTCON ,DHS , WWW.RSC.ORG/ARF08 = Analytical Research Forum 2008 =total 16 international level publication, even Indian was not given me UN jobs it self ?? pl my UN JOBS , IDS=rchisty90 , ,even I am Indian minority +OBCS=other backward class scientist. we are facing harassment in our birth nation =Hindu democratic nation ,then ME=GULF countries also !! to get progress , career , prospects in USA ,EUROPE , from India and me… please if I can not got job in USA ,EUROPE ,from India ,ME=GULF , then who !!???????? from past 8 years !!???? while sir you check how many Indian have publications against Al-Quida and Taliban !!?? even its from DRDO , BPRO , IITs ,IISC ,IAS ,IPS ,Indian foreign service !!!?? while my first publication against al-Quida was in 2003 at IUPAC =www.iupac.org !! Indian constitution provide these ,Articles for backward class = 15(4) ,16(4) ,46,325,338,340,341,342, 366(2) &366(4) ,tell about =social ,economic and political liberty , 14,15,16 (1) ,17,29 ,38, ,46 , 325, 350, ,18, Pl article 16 = right of equity of opportunity & Article (16(4) while Indian government providing Z-Security =Commando ,to Hindu terror ,people =Like Ashok Singhal , Praveen Togadia, LK Advani , RamVellas Vadantii these all are from VHP =Vishav Hindu Parisad ,and for each of these Hindu terror ,Indian government is consuming 1.2 Million $ per annum !!?? these all have proven record of provoke to murder ,kill ,riots , genocide ,gang rape with Nuns !!?? Note ,Please these Z-Security =Commando provider Indian government is India’s so called secular party =Congress party ,from past 6 years of there rule , while BJP =RSS provide them security from past 1990 to 2003 !!=13 years !!?? While BJP=RSS Given MP =Member of parliament ticket Ruhel Chisty MRACI CChem A Udaipur Raj india 313001 . 23 AA Kishan pole Udaipur –Raj , 313001 INDIA , Passport Number:-E-6884179 Validity date =28/09/2013
Mobile =0091-9636919708 Tel: +91-294-2488521 (Home ), date 11 -08-2009
Posted By: Ruhel Chisty MRACI C.Chem A | September 5, 2009 11:25 PM
while these Indian were torturing me=Ruhel Chisty =RChisty , up to extreme of inhuman level ,from past 11 months of my work – life + life in Saudi Arabia at SABIC =Saudi Kayan =Jubail industrial city as these people are there 40-50% of total work force !!?? this job I Join At January 2008 ,these people intension was clear that I =Ruhel Chisty should not have to job in hand ,and no -money in hand !!
Pl ,I invented Ruhel sensor , Nobel - Ruhel -Far-Brain -Sensor, Ruhel word converter attach in scanner, Handy Ruhel -Micro -GC/MS, Ruhel New to anti -chemical terror ,Pl I have 75% in Physics 1989 – BSc, 2 year +70% overall physics BSc, I have four publications anti terror ,anti explosive at IUPAC =www.iupac.org, www.iupac2003.org ,National research council Canada = www.nrc.ca ,Canadian society for chemistry =CSC ,SAM-2006 , www.dhs.gov , Please I got nominate for **The William T. Pecora Award.*2006,2007 , Its for remote sensing Technology, remotesensing.usgs.gov/pecora.html ,Pl Its NASA Award , ,Pl I am Indian minority +OBCs=Other backward class - scientist ! ,Pl I am one of the reviewer in J . Schizophrenia Research ( www. elsevier.com) from May 2007 . Pl I have two publications against Al-Qaida , one against LTTE =South Indian in ME=Gulf !? , few against Hindutava terror groups ,which came from real life in India !!?? Please recently = 15th April /March -2008 , my one paper=Abstract got selected in prime conference of royal society of chemistry =www.rsc.org/arf08 = Analytical Research Forum 2008, Title: Ruhel New concept to anti -chemical terror by use of speed checker AND Chemical detective sensors to stop Al-Quaida attack at Saudi Aramco AND SABIC AND Other Petrochemicals companies in Gulf and whole world , = Two publications Against Bio chemical, Chemical terror =Weapon of mass destruction =WMD .
,Pl I am one of the reviewer in Journal Of Public Health And Epidemiology (www.academicjournals.org/JPHE) ) from August 2009 .. pl I am Indian minority +OBCS=other backward class - scientist ! ,
Note : Please I am getting (1) Complimentary NASA Magazine= NASA Tech Briefs = digital edition = NASA’s best new inventions , ,FROM COMSOL = jukka@comsol.com (2) Defense Tech Briefs= digital edition . Also from COMSOL ,from past 2.5 years (3) Aerospace Manufacturing and Design electronic edition ,from Feb- 2009 . Its gift from Melody Berendt Circulation Director ,it have inside technology of Airplane ,space craft (4) Nature Photonics ,digital edition from nature publication group ,from past 2.0 years . (5) I am getting two Free -Journals on Intelligence and FOIA , from one Respected , Dutch based legal Advisor and lecturer FOIA ,And forensic intelligence researcher , who is editor of these Journals , these all are gift to my scientific brain , from these groups =www.comsol.com +NPG =Nature.com ,they know about above Resume =my scientific career , future .my real life social science case . , Ruhel date 17-05-2009 Udaipur –Raj India .
Posted By: Ruhel Chisty MRACI C.Chem A | September 5, 2009 11:27 PM
If I=Ruhel Chisty MRACI CChem A , is top official of pentagon =Defense secretary of USA ,and Russia asked me to provide it Cutting edge technology of defense and space just on Billions $ ,Euro basis !??
What will be my action to secure the USA Security its life , survival !!??
(1) I will tell them yes I will provide you all your asked technology on Billions $ euro
(2) Like Fighter planes , Satellites of NASA level +++ Missiles ++
(3) But I will ask to pentagon ,NASA scientist to put one chip ,and command in every given technology , in such a way that Russian scientist can not able to detect it !!??
(4) That chip ,Command will only active when Russian will try to Open to see inside technology of each given Electronic things !!?? = Missiles , Fighter planes=F 22 ,F-18 ,F-16 , ++ Satellites ++ !!??
(5) That Chip will act to order =-final order to Each and every things when they try to attack on USA, its Allies =80 nations , except India =a allies of Now a days Afghan to build there some things as Cold war reversed done by Its Good Russian terrorist =Russian army for 11 years !!??
(6) In that case all technology will put there missiles , plane ++ satellites to attack on Russia it self !!?? even its controller =Russian scientist trying to attack on USA, its NATO nations !!?? but they all will attack back on Russian it self its allies of cold war !!??
(7) As I know that Russian and its cold war allies were the hard core enemy of USA for continuous 40 years ,not 1, ,2, 3, 10,20,30 years but 40 years !!??
(8) In these 40 years , many years was not allowed to USA people to sleep perfectly with fear of Nuke bombs attack on there cities from Russia !!??
(9) Now if India =Indian =D r Manmohan Singh asked me = as top official of pentagon I will provides all these technology as such =chip ,command = to India also !!?? as I know India was also cold war allies of Russia in Afghan also !!?? for 11 years !!?? not 1 ,.2, 3 years !!??
(10) I think my this action will liked by all USA people =300 millions people as genius idea to protect USA respect , old tension from Russian a cold war a cold war Era which was faced by there father mother far father ,far mother !!??
Dear C. Christine Fair (=c_christine_fair@yahoo.com, christine_fair@comcast.net, c_christine_fair@comcast.net )
( The prominent USA - Political scientist on South Asia , East Asia )
Please I=Ruhel Chisty MRACI CChem A , have Two publications Against =Weapon of mass destruction =WMD .= Bio chemical, Chemical terror
Indian police Counter terrorism drama =Joint intelligence committee =JIC =PMO = manmohan@sansad.nic.in, soniagandhi@sansad.nic.in, office@tharoor.in , girijav@sansad.nic.in =Drama !!??
(a) IB,RAW ,NIA =http://nia.gov.in/ released all Hindu terrorist with in 1 -3 Months even they =Indian police did not taken there remand =3rd degree also !!? these all free on bails with 1-3 months as these all Are Hindu terrorists living in India !!
those captured for Goa Failed Bomb blasts , Samjhauta Express bomb blast case (19 February 2007), Malegaon bomb blast case (8 September 2006) and Malegaon Bomb Blast 2008 , Nanded bomb blast (5 April 2006), these all bomb blast done by Hindu terrorist they all are released with 1-3 months and did not face Hindu Police torture !!?? not kill of these Hindu terrorist
by Indian army =Kashmir and Assam !!no kill no shoot ,no boot , no hit ,no Refilling by Indian army officer of Kashmir and Assam those deputed at these places !!?? as these are Hindu terrorist Indian army ,Indian police is also Hindu =Indian Hindu !!?? notable thing is in these all Bomb blasts there is life loss is 1000 people Total from them 80% Indian Muslims ,20% Indian Hindu !! even then these all Hindu terrorists released , with out remand and 3 degree and they are Free Indian !!?? these all cases made diluted by IB,RAW,NIA =Home ministry by force of local police officers =Those are few and most honest , and either by threat or by transfer of by talking there jobs or by telling them there wrong done in there career record proof from satellite technology used by IBM,RAW ,NIA in there life’s !!?? it so effective that IB,RAW ,NIA got there deriver Hindu values !!?? so Hindu terrorist free !!?? which captured due to local few honest police officer affords that all became zero !!?? while TI repot say Indian police =Hindu are world top corrupt organization !!?? its same from past 60 years !!?? =Indian police is world top corrupt organization !!??
Posted By: Ruhel Chisty MRACI CChem A Cell 00919636919708 | July 6, 2010 10:06 AM