I am going to attempt to live-blog this tele-townhall meeting. If you are following along, you will have to refresh your browser occasionally to get the updates as I add them.
I am waiting for the phone call.
If I get to ask a question, my planned question will be: “Sonia Sotomayor has demonstrated that she doesn’t believe the Second Amendment applies to the states or cities within those states. Shouldn’t every American be asking, if she believes this then she probably doesn’t think the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights and even the Declaration of Independence pertain to the states either?
I’m logging on now.
*We are discussing Sonia Sotomayor and whether she is the best qualified for this job.
*Jim Demint is going to make a statement about the process of selecting a Supreme Court Justice nominee
*It appears I will get to ask my question.
*Sen. Demint says Sotomayor is evasive in answering direct questions. She wouldn’t answer questions about hate crimes, abortion. Demint says Sotomayor told him that she had never thought about whether children had rights.
* Ed Meese said that if Congress has made laws contrary to the Constitution they need to be overturned, AMEN!
*A caller wants to know why oaths of office are taken so lightly today?
Meese says more emphasis needs to be put on oaths with a reminder to those taking them what they mean.
*Another caller eludes to the fact that Sotomayor may not even be a credible candidate.
Seems that Sotomayor is saying she hasn’t read briefs or it’s a put off.
Public can get involved in process by contacting their Congressmen, Senators, etc.
*Judicial Temperament? Sotomayor only judge in Second Circuit to receive negative comments from her peers. Great question and great enlightenment.
*Caller wants to know if Sotomayor hasn’t thought about rights of children, does she understand the Constitution?
*Demint thinks Sotomayor has opened a can of worms about the Second Amendment
*Demint says the people need to speak up and say “enough is enough”! We need to get back to operating within the Constitution.
Meese – Our country is in greater danger today from within.
*Demint has left. We are now asking questions of Ed Meese
Over 250 questions, I guess I must have been too far down the cue to get my question asked.
Well organized tele-townhall. Better than some I have participated in.
My thoughts on this townhall is the information we got from the caller who enlightened us about Sotomayor’s negative comments from her peers at the Second Court of Appeals. The only judge to receive negative comments. That says something about the person.
