 merrie says: Now, some abortion rights advocates are quietly expressing unease that Judge Sotomayor may not be a reliable vote to uphold Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 abortion rights decision. In a letter, Nancy Keenan, president of Naral Pro-Choice America, urged supporters to press senators to demand that Judge Sotomayor reveal her views on privacy rights before any confirmation vote. “Everyone is just assuming that because Obama appointed her, she must be a die-hard pro-choice activist,” Mr. Waldman said, “but it’s really quite amazing how little we know about her views on abortion.” Given who is making the appointment and who has the Senate majority, we could do a lot worse, and if she doesn’t go full Souter, there is the potential that she could go reverse Souter-lite, flirting with the right on this issue or that. What if Obama’s rhumba with Hispanics to solidify the Dems’ gains in that growing electorate goes badly wrong for his already increasingly disaffected lefty base? It kind of works when you look at what’s happening with Obama’s Bush GWOT-lite, for example. It’s part of a grander joke in which the left’s anointed savior becomes their worst nightmare. Well, whatever. Sometimes all you can do is dream, and enjoy the discomfiture in your enemy’s camp. Powerline Paul’s cousin makes a point: Judge Sotomayor claims that a Latina judge can come to a better judgment than a white male because of her life experience. Using her logic wouldn’t a jurist who has been a parent have better insights on matters like abortion, marriage and divorce than a woman like Sotomayor who has neve... |
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