Sotomayor can't fulfill her oath of office
The Idaho Affiliate of the American Family Association


Signup For Updates | Donate Online

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Bryan Fischer, Executive Director

SOTOMAYOR AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED: CANNOT FULFILL HER OATH OF OFFICE

The Judeo-Christian tradition, on which Western jurisprudence rests, is quite clear about the obligation of judges. "You shall do no injustice in court," says Israel's civil code (Lev. 19:15).

The text goes on: "You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor." (emphasis mine) In other words, partiality either to the poor or to the rich in court is the very definition of injustice.

This is exacty why Lady Justice wears a blindfold. Justice cannot be influenced by either poverty, race or wealth and be justice. It must, says the Scripture, be impartial.

This principle creates insurmountable obstacles to any possibility of conservative support for Sonia Sotomayor.

For Ms. Sotomayor, President Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court, is both a racist and a sexist. She insists that her status as a Latina woman makes her inherently superior to white males, and that because of this she would “more often than not reach a better conclusionâ€