Mrs. Sotomayor's dealings with diabetes - DO NOT matter to her being on the Supreme Court. That is a human-sensitive issue meant to gain sympathy in her favor and is inappropriate in the Judicial system when evaluating a person based on qualifications - not who feels sorry for her. This is not Mrs. Sotomayor's fault, but the fault of the President, and others, who have felt it was a point of consideration for appointing her.

Mrs. Sotomayor's "Hispanic" origin as a point of consideration for appointing her is both disgusting to me as a fellow brother under the Lord, and appalling as an advocate of equal rights for all people WITHOUT discrimination. But, I suppose that Obama played the African American card like it was an Ace, why not have racial issues in the selection of a supreme court justice, too? And yes people - it is a racial point based on the same 'human-sensitive' platform that I discussed previously.

Mrs. Sotomayor's saving of baseball is another, blatant abuse by her supporters (the President amongst them, who felt that was an important addition to his introduction speech about her - when he couldn't even REMOTELY pronounce her name right - George bush anyone - calling her Sadamiyer (sounds like sodomizer without the z??) - which truthfully degraded every other good thing he had to say by bringing 'baseball,' in as a key point of electing judicial officials to the Supreme Court?) - this point should not even be brought up. She did NOT "save" baseball. She is not a "hero," and saving baseball is not a hard hitting issue that really equates to something such as... the death penalty. And, if you don't get that - and aren't on death row - you don't get to comment.

Mrs. Sotomayor's subtle attempts at dismissing appeals court experience was an example of her lack of experience in a formal, public setting. The truth is - the Constitution does not stand. Contentions to the Constitution do NOT come from those trying to break the law - they come from PROSECUTORS, pushing past the boundaries set by the Constitution to incriminate anyone they can for money, and it is the responsibility of appeals court justices to rule when brought to their attention. It's vital - VITAL to note - that the justice system does NOT rest upon the standards of the Constitution, but upon caselaw and precedence. I was actually glad to see a judge with this type of experience, available to replace the same judge on the Supreme Court (and from the news said - I have no verification on this- the ONLY one) with that type of experience. For Mrs. Sotomayor to dismiss it and try to ease into it with, "I know..." was not wholly appropriate. Yes, we "know," you "know," the truth is that the Constitution is being negated - but that's not what you were being asked!! ARGH!

Enter: America's Worst Media Reporters.

Robert Lovato: "Sotomayor should remember it's not she who is on trial, but the Republican party." He goes on to say that it will be a test of the Republican party to see if they're ready to renew the fundamental principals of justice. WHAT?? What principals? The ones whereby Sotomayor has experience as an appeals judge and the Constitution does not need to stand as law? I'm pretty sure, that's NOT a fundamental principal of justice. Maybe he's talking about pre-constitution times when English Jurisprudence still ruled the land and we had things like the Salem Witch Trials? Of course.. that's what's going on in the justice system today for those who have had the whereforall to watch the news....

Well, thank goodness the Democrats who are in control of Congress have something reasonable to say, like Senator Patrick Leahy, who tells us that it's good that Sotomayor is Hispanic because that will better reflect "equal justice under law." WHAT?? So - are you saying that Sotomayor being Hispanic means she will better handle the Hispanic community? Does that mean that the Supreme Court is expecting a lot of Hispanic people to now be brought before them (and is therefore a racist comment)? Does that mean the other judges, white, oriental and black are racist? Wouldn't that mean that Sotomayor as a Hispanic would be biased against a white? See how this is a STUPID issue that does NOT belong here. And, yet - it IS the consideration of many in Congress, for Sotomayor's appointment. Sorry to say, but even if she is qualified, she now has to be discounted or else we continue to push the issue of segregation in America further.

Perhaps Jennifer Donahue has offered valuable insight by stating that Justice Thomas' statement that he was a victim of a 'high-tech lynching' was the end of a miscarriage of justice against poor, Clarence Thomas? Perhaps, Ms. Donahue's very first coverage of a Supreme Court appointment was about as worthless to her career as 'valuable insight,' as her current article on the Sotomayor debate is to ... um.. reality? Justice Thomas' statement was a racist slam in his favor. There was no, "high tech," involved, he was playing the race card, in hopes of saving face, to "lynch," the Supreme Court and the GOP into a forced appointment lest they now become biggots. She believes the Republicans are only putting up a fight to, "keep the base happy," and maybe she's right. But, then again, maybe Clarence Thomas wasn't playing the race card and was really being threatened with a good, ol' fashion, southern-style lynchin'!! And, maybe - America can quit acting like stupid sheeple and recognize stupidity for what it is - stupidity.

The point is this: while it's been stated that Sotomayor has more experience in her pre-Supreme Court Justice status than any of the others had who currently serve when they were in the same position, less is being said about her qualifications and more about playing a race card, a human-sensitive/sympathy card and a pressure card against Republicans. Why? It would be a waste of space to repost the many concerns here, so I'll reference them for your reading:

The Case Against Sotomayor

Sotomayor's Judicial Record Could be a Battlefield for Critics: "Judge Sotomayor will need to reassure the country that she will set aside her biases, uphold the rule of law and interpret the Constitution as written, not as she believes it should have been written.." (didn't Senator Leahy state that he supported her equal justice stance???? doesn't that seem like he has NO CLUE what he's doing either??)

Sotomayor and Race

Why these issues? Why not just flat out attack Sotomayor, or support Sotomayor for her judicial qualifications? Because, these are the cards that a race-card President and race-card, Democrat President played, and they know it worked. The people voted for it, gave it support like ignorant sheep, and now they're seeing the fruits of their ignorance. Why race? Because I HATE race topics. Race topics SEGREGATE this country, and our people, and are NOT AMERICAN. What to do now? Again, I'll re-emphasize, that I have no doubt that the non-Constitutional issues - NON CONSTITUTIONAL - standards - upon which Sotomayor is being judged, will pressure the Senate into supporting her. I have no doubt that YOUR elected officials (not mine - I DIDN'T vote for them), will fail you, as representatives of YOUR best interest. However, there will be consequences from this decision as well - and we won't get to see the full ramifications of those consequences, I'm afraid, until it's too late. Remember - the Supreme Court is a LIFE position - who we put on now - will be there FOR LIFE - not 2 years, not 4 years - but more like - THIRTY OR FOURTY! We can't make half-cooked decisions from half-summed up information. The vote for a Supreme Court Justice official is a vote of grave importance. What I feel should have been addressed:

• Her support for or against the Constitution (especially as an appeals court judge).
• Her support for or against (or knowledge or lack of knowledge of) the 30% of prison population being INNOCENT and not being afforded their rights.
• Her support for or against (or knowledge or lack of knowledge of) the failure for effective, indigent defense, the failure to hold prosecutors accountable or responsible, the corruption running rampant in law enforcement.

These would have been worthy issues upon which Sotomayor could have stood. Now, it's too late. Now, we're going to see this happen, and we - the people - the ones who make up this country and will be affected by EACH AND EVERY decision this woman makes (including decisions supported by pressure from special interest groups such as the Latino group), will realize, too late, what segregation will do to our Country.

A house divided CAN NOT STAND.