I haven’t yet read up on the nominee herself or the views of her supporters or critics. But obviously I believe that the demographics of the judiciary should reflect that of the electorate. I know there are many qualified people of all races and genders. The notion that this choice is gratuitous is insulting to all thinking people. If you concede that it is possible for women and minorities to be qualified you have to give this woman the benefit of the doubt before you disqualify her.

Rush Limbaugh has already proven himself ignorable on this issue. I fully expect the Right Wing to go hysterical. It appears they have already started.

I loved the headline on fark.com:

Rush Limbaugh weighs in on the Sotomayor nomination, asking for calm from the Republican party, and a straight up or down vote on her nomination. Just kidding, he calls her and Obama racists and warns of the impending race war

H.R. 6615: To provide for the transport of the enemy combatants detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Washington, D.C., where the United States Supreme Court will be able to more effectively micromanage the detainees by holding them on the Supreme Court grounds, and for other purposes.

I love how these guys adore the Supreme Court when they agree with them and demonize them when they don’t. Doesn’t it suck when the Supreme Court micromanages your torture and indefinite incarceration without due process agenda?

It reminds me of the hatred that some people have for the ACLU. Raise your hand if you are anti-civil liberties! Who the fuck is anti-civil liberties? Just the people who want to decide who gets civil liberties and who doesn’t. They go by the name “Republicans“.