
Sotomayor hearings set
Hearings on President Barack Hussein Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court are now set to begin in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, July 13. A copy of the Committee’s Questionnaire for the hearings and Judge Sotomayor’s answers is attached below.
A quick review of her answers reveals some interesting things. [She has an excellent educational background and many awards, but those are expected of a Supreme Court nominee (with the exception of Harriet Miers, an awful candidate for the Supreme Court originally nominated by George W. Bush, who subsequently "withdrew") and aren’t that interesting for purposes of this blog.]
She was employed by the "Maternity Center Association" in New York City from 1985-86. It is currently named "Childbirth Connection." According to their website, this group serves as "your source for trustworthy up-to-date evidence-based information and resources on planning for pregnancy, labor and birth, and the postpartum period. Founded in 1918, Childbirth Connection is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to… Read More