The controversy surrounding Sonia Sotomayor has calmed down, but race continues to be a major issue as it always has been in America.
Senators, talk show hosts and American citizens were stuck on Sonia Sotomayor's race and what he experience as a latina woman would have on her rulings in the Supreme Court. Sonia Sotomayor is also a Catholic. No one asked if her Catholic beliefs would have an effect on her judgements. In fact, seven of our Supreme Court justices are Christians. Why did no one ask if a the judges' religions would have an effect on their rulings? Is it because people hope that religion, especially the Christian religion, does have an effect on rulings? If so, then decisions based one experience related to race obstruct the rule of law no more than religious beliefs do.
Or does religion just not matter? Why does race matter but religion doesn't?
People are born with a skin color. No one picks their race. However, people do choose to follow religious doctrine. Of course maybe people feel their religion is like their race. Once one is indoctrinated with a set of beliefs, it may be very difficult and sometimes impossible to leave religion behind even if a person wants to.
I think race should matter less than religion. No one chooses their race, but everyone chooses to follow their religion for one reason or another.
I feel that it is down right racist to judge anyone, including a politican based on their skin color.
But when I'm voting for a congressman, a senator or the President of the United States, I believe I have every right to judge someone based on their religious beliefs.
In June 2008, Sarah Palin said "Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending [U.S. soldiers] out on a task that is from God,"
If a political candidate believes that God is telling elected officials to wage wars, I have every right to blatantly not vote for them for this reason.
There is large branch of Christianity that believes we are living in the end times. They believe in an apocalpytic prophesy that would only seem to render fixing longer term problems useless.
If someone believes the world is going to end, and that global warming is just a natural part of Revelation, I have evry right to not vote for them and profess that it is for that reason.
This is not the same as being a racist. People don't choose their race. People choose their religion.
Religion is not something many people take lightly. If someone believes the problems we face today are just the pre-show for rigt wing Christians to be saved by a Hummer-drivin, AK-47 carrying Jesus, I doubt they can put it out of their mind while making policy decisions. I hope that one day the race issue will be replaced by the religion issues. Instead of judging people based on their skin color, we will judge them based on what they believe.
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YOu are deaf, you can't read, or you are just plain stupid. I tend to think it is the last one. I RAILED AGINST BUSH FOR SPENDING! So did many other conservatives, we spoke out, we screamed, we yelled we tried to stop it. It was out of control. It crept up on the American people. Just before the election, when the financial meltdown began, the American people watched as the Bush administration used "stimulus" to save us. Then we listened as they explained how bailing out AIG and Goldman would save us It did not work. as the economy continued its downward spiral the election happened. many Conservatives were pissed and said "lets give this new hope and change guy a shot" and of course all the democrats voted for him and we got the Obama administration. The first few months we watched as they bailed out the auto companies, passed a stimulus bill, passed a bloated budget, and continued to funnel money to the financial institutions. Then the house passed cap and trade, then the healthcare debate began... It was then that the American people said "SLOW DOWN". stop the madness. Nobody cares if he is a democrat, a republican, or an independent we care about our fucking country and our childrens futures. It is you who are partison, we are fighting to save the very future of this great nation.
You have an irrational fear of a black man. Republicans shout "marxist" and "kenyan" at him. They oppose similar policies they loved under Bush. I have yet to hear valid opposition to Obama from Republicans. Money issues don't count ebcause it was use that squandered the Clinton surplus, increased the size of government, and passed huge budgeta dn huge deficits under Bush. Yet you bitch when Obama does it. You're crazy. Republicans have no real issue with Obama. Personally, I think it drives Republicans crazy that in the last election they got their fucking asses kicked by a black guy. You can't persuade me other wise. It would be different if you didn't vote for Bush twice and keep electing the congressman and senators that did evrything he said. But you did. You have no room to bitch about Obama's big government or big spending. You're just haters and you're crazy.
your question is based on the premise that race is a big deal. It is not to most Americans, only those of you who make it a big deal. The left is always bringing up race. Today, if a white man critisizes anything policy put forth by Obama he is labeled a racist. There was a woman being interveiewed, I can't remember her name but Larry King ask her someting about race and she responded that race was generational, She was saying that her generation didn't see race first the way the lefties do today. You see my young brainless friend, conservatives could care less what color you are, it is liberlas hwo like to departmentalize the poppulation, they do that to create groups of victims. They are always pitting the whites against the blacks, the rich against the poor, the haves against the have nots. Personally, I oculd care less what color you are, what your religion is, or where you came from. I care about characture. So to answer your question...... its not!
So back to my original question. Why is race a big deal in America, but religion is not?
wait a minute imagine, the fact that I said democrats called Thomas a nigger should be good enough. Would you like for me to post a video where a democrat didn't call Thomas a nigger to prove it? That is what you did when you posted the video of Sessions, you idiot.
I may need to officially call you out on this one.
There was a video of CNN people talking about Jeff Sessions, but not Jeff Sessions, who was referring to her comment about a wise Latina woman in decision making. Do you have the video of Sessions? Or just commentary on it?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/14/sessions-
becomes-the-subj_n_231620.html watch the video. Sessions was worried sotomayor's race and gender would impact her rulings. Just like I said.
I don't watch Glenn Beck because I don't get foxnews channel. But nice try.
If I got my news from Rush Limbaugh, you would think I would have heard Rush Limbaugh say that Sotomayor's experiences as a Latina would affect her judgments so she shouldn't be a judge.
As if I have nothing better to do than post links of videos for things that conservatives love to run their mouth about but don't actually watch. If i can find one quick, I will. If not, turn off Beck and actually watch the hearings, and watch the presidents speech. I know it might be hard for you mouth breathers to actually formulate your own thoughts without Glenn Fuck telling you what to think.
cite one example and provide the link so I can see it for myself. And don't link to the Boondocks comic strip either.
First, I'm not proving anything. Sorry you don't actually watch the confirmation hearings, listen to speeches or read the news. I'm sorry that you get your news from Rugh the obese drug addict LImbaugh. But on the other hand, I would like to know what Senators called Thomas a nigger.
You lie
Liberals were calling Clarence Thomas a nigger durring his confirmation hearings. I thik they should all step down.
Your just making shit up now. Prove it
On Fox news, Rush Limbo's show and...the Senate confirmation hearings. I made the mistake of watching those. Jeff KKK Sessions said it 1000 times and his buddies backed him up on it.
Bullshit, there may have been a few fringe folks saying something about her ethnicity but you are way off,,,, as usual
Imagine, where did anyone say that they were afraid Sotomayor's personal experiences as a Latina would obstruct the rule of law and her judgments?
Bullshit. They were saying they were affraid her personal experiences as a latina woman would obstruct the rule of law and her judgements. My questions, a totally fair one, is why isn't anyone affraid religion will obstruct the rule of law and judgements?
Ok, come on! Who is distributing the new Democrat strategy memo that says if all else fails call your opponent a racist? The only reason race was an issue with Sotomayor was because SHE said that a wise latina woman could make better decisions than a white male. You know that if Scalia had said that about a white italian guy, or Alito had said that about a white guy that they would be unemployed right now. Calling everyone who disagrees with you a racist? You are disgusting.
once again, IMagine has it all wrong. We did not question her due to her ethnicity, we questioned her comments. She said a Latina woman would make a wiser decision than a white male.That is a racist comment. You lefties need a new playbook, this one has been exposed.
At least we have a Republican admitting that he's a closet theocrat...
It's a good thing we have the right to face palm as we please. I face palm everytime I read anything that Rob Diesel writes.
Imagine, this is America, so I have the right to face-palm as I please... lol. However, the face-palm wasn't in response to your blog...
Do not face palm my blog. This is a valid point.
*face-palm*
Saw, not see.
Well...I wanted to post on a random blog this one thought, and I chose the first one I see. I don't think that God made it just a coincidence for me choosing this blog. He wants me to spread the word to people. The fact that I was going to say is that I no longer consider myself a Republican. That's right. You all heard this. Eaglescout is no longer a Republican. I'll stay registered so that I can vote in my Primaries in my state, but I am officially a Theocrat.
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