Sonya Sotomayor - now the "Honorable Wise Latina" to you Beauregard - confirmed by a 68-31 vote. More votes against her than the 22 against John Roberts
Sessions website has this headline regarding his closing statements on the Sotomayor nomination
"Real compassion is found not in the empathy standard but in following the Constitution."
Of course you voted against her Jefferson Beauregard. Here's what Beauregard had to say to the National Review
Her rejection of the empathy standard damages that concept for future nominees. It deserved damaging, and it deserved a stake through its heart. It’s just not law; empathy basically suggests that a person can see the parties and be influenced. It’s more akin to politics than law. As someone who has spent time in court as a lawyer and as a judge, that to me is a fundamental threat to the heritage of law that we have in this country, and others did too.Last year during the campaign, we had a big discussion on the empathy standard, and the president had already mentioned it before he picked Judge Sotomayor. He affirmed he was looking for a judge with empathy. The danger with this administration is that they change the words without changing the results. On future nominees, they may not cite the word "empathy," but they may indeed select someone with that same basic outlook on the law.
Do you have any idea what empathy even is Sessions? When have you ever had empathy in your political life? This is about you not rightfully getting your Judicial appointment and being able to strike back.
Or better yet are you just not going to vote for any Obama appointees
As to future, it’s going to be incumbent on Republicans to examine future nominees from the Obama administration as to the empathy standard, background, and approach to law. The public will not look favorably on packing the courts with activist judges with agendas. This is beginning of national discussion about the role of law in America, and we’ve already seen a number of troubling nominees. We have a long battle ahead.
Yes we certainly have a long battle ahead when we are dealing with partisan wignuttery from the likes of Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III. Victory - us - defeat Sessions