Texas Senator John Cornyn: Why I Voted “No” On Judge Sotomayor

Cornyn Senator Cornyn's remarks, published in today's Houston Chronicle as an editorial, can be viewed here.  In part:

"Judge Sotomayor's
speeches suggest a surprisingly radical view of the law….  In her speeches, she argued that there is no such thing
as 'law'; that there is no objectivity in law; that courts should
change the law to make new policy; and that ethnicity and gender can
and even should impact a judge's decision-making….  Judge Sotomayor repeatedly stated at the hearing that it
is the role of courts to interpret the law rather than make law….  In her view, everything
a court does is by definition an 'interpretation' of the law that
doesn't 'make' law.  That's an invitation to engage in judicial
lawlessness."

1 Comment

  1. Mark

    One might think that, if you want a guide to her judicial behavior, you could look at her *judicial behavior,* rather than some speeches.

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