How do you feel about the Sotomayer pick?

[Dawgs]

[TeamJordan23]

1. I think she is a 'moderate' not a 'liberal' nm

[Dawgs]

3. Okay.

:hi:

[ecstatic]

11. How do you know? Besides, that's subjective nt

[elleng]

2. Very pleased,

esp after reading Raw Story piece. Lots of good stuff there.

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/26/obama-sonia-sotomayor-supreme-court/

[Jennicut]

4. I really like her and I think she will make a great Justice.

[Uzybone]

5. Clearly a liberal

not a nut job on the level of Scalia, but I don't want a liberal Scalia.

[supernova]

6. She sounds like a great person

and great CV.

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. Don't particularly know her, but have no problem with it -

she is, apparently, a centrist. Over time on the court, conservatives (other than ideologues like Renquist, Thomas, Scalia et al) tend toward moderation, becoming centrists. Centrists, if they change, tend to change toward liberal. I can't recall any liberal becoming a conservative. IOW, the legal system itself, based on the constitution, leans toward the left in the long run. After all, democracy is a liberal creation; equal rights is a liberal concept - both are enshrined in the constitution.

When the appointee is centrist to liberal, we all benefit.

[MoonRiver]

8. I voted "love it."

But after hearing her I wish I had voted "ECSTATIC!" What an incredible, inspiring speech! :woohoo:

[ecstatic]

9. I voted my name

Love the fact that she's from NY too. I'm from Brooklyn but I guess Bronx is acceptable in this case.

[Raffi Ella]

10. I am SO very pleased-

Absolutely thrilled. President Obama did good, really REALLY good.

[Ikonoklast]

12. A little too much of a centrist for me.

I was hoping for a more liberal appointment, but I can hope that the first court nominee will be the moderate, and any successive ones will be more liberal.

[Peregrine Took]

15. Me too. n/t

[nomaco-10]

13. How 'bout a "Too Early Tell " choice?....

She seems good enough. You got to remember we've got to counter balance Scalia, Alito, Thomas and Roberts.

She may be an excellent choice, but I think it's a big wash, we get another Souter, and that's not totally terrible thing.

[styersc]

14. And I think she's single. Anyone know if she's seeing anyone?

I could use an intellectually stimulating woman with a great medical plan. Maybe I could be the first Polish-American husband of the first Hispanic Supreme Court judge.

[katandmoon]

16. Some documentation of the "the fact" that "she's a liberal," please?

[EquallyExhausted]

17. i've met her a couple of times and she's an amazing lady

so i'm very happy with the choice. :)

[book_worm]

18. I wonder who the two are who hate it and feel Limpballs would be better? freepers?

[CTyankee]

19. maybe they didn't understand the question? nt