She has said that she, as a Latina woman, would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male. Of course, had a white male said the same of a Latina woman, he would have never even been considered as a nominee having been labeled a racist. Is Sotomayor a racist? I cannot say for sure since I do not know this compelling Latina woman but the statement certainly implies she will instill empathy in her interpretation of the Constitution. This scares me; this will be her part in the liberal’s social engineering agenda. (As an aside, I encourage you to investigate how the Democrats responded to Bush appointment Miguel Estrada’s compelling life story.)

An example of her empathy is her dismissal of a case brought by several white firefighters who had been declined promotion even though they had performed quite well on test and training material. Their complaint was that they had been discriminated against simply because minority firefighters had not performed as well, thus no promotions were awarded. 

She has also said that policy is made by the courts. I saw the video of her making the statement and, then, cavalierly mock the pretense that this is the case. Isn’t policy to be made by the Legislative Branch? This scares me too; this is judicial activism. This is a justice interpreting the Constitution in a way which meets the justice’s goals, not those of our Founders. Her judicial activist statement alone would solidify my vote of “nay” to her confirmation.

But, if these instances are not enough to deny Sotomayor a lifetime appointment to the high court, then what is?

During the election cycle of last fall, many of us went on and on about candidate Obama’s political christening taking place in the home of William Ayers. We were outspoken about Obama’s longtime membership in the church led by Rev. Jeremiah Wright. We attempted to remind America that Obama made no secret of his Marxist redistributive plans. 

And now, my dear friends, we learn that Sonia Sotomayor’s compelling life story includes a Princeton yearbook in which she cited her favorite quote, “I am not a champion of lost causes, but of causes not yet won.” On the surface, this quote from Norman Thomas is pretty benign until put in context.

Norman Thomas ran for the office of president on six different occasions for the Socialist Party of America. As I have quoted before, Thomas also said “The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of 'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened.” How much of Thomas has Sotomayor read? How influential has Thomas’ teachings been on Sotomayor? What is the “cause not yet won?” How many times does the American people need to hear “the Socialists are coming” before they begin to believe, or care?