[Send this to your US Senator to oppose Obama hack judge Sonia Sotomayor]

I oppose the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court.  

Judge Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court would be very disconcerting given her hard-left record on the Court of Appeals, where she is recognized by practitioners as one of the more liberal judges.

Judge Sotomayor’s personal views may cloud her jurisprudence. As Judge Sotomayor explained in a 2002 speech at Berkeley, she believes it is appropriate for a judge to consider their “experiences as women and people of color” in their decision making, which she believes should “affect our decisions.”


Only just recently, in Ricci v. DeStefano, Judge Sotomayor was chastised by fellow Clinton-appointee Jose Cabranes for going to extraordinary lengths to dispense with claims of unfair treatment raised by firefighters. Judge Sotomayor’s panel heard a case raising important questions under Title VII and equal protection law, but attempted to dispose of the firefighter’s arguments in a summary order, until called out by Judge Cabranes. The Supreme Court has agreed to review the case.


Substantial questions also persist regarding Judge Sotomayor’s temperament and disposition to be a Supreme Court justice. Lawyers who have appeared before her have described her as a “bully” who “does not have a very good temperament,” and who “abuses lawyers” with “inappropriate outbursts.”


For these reasons, I urge you to vote "no" on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court.


Sincerely,


[Your Name]