usregimechange
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Tue Jul-14-09 03:58 PM
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Yes, Sotomayor did say "yes" to Feingold on whether she agreed with Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, etc |
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Feingold asked her if those cases were examples of constitutional violations and she paused, and said "yes."
Translation:
Was the Liberal Bloc plus Kennedy right?
Sotomayor: Of course.
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Eric J in MN
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Tue Jul-14-09 04:05 PM
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1. I'm still not looking forward to her votes on Free Speech and Students' Rights cases. |
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Schools can stop a girl from running for student government because after school officials canceled a concert, she called unnamed school officials "douchebags” on her own blog, on her own time, on her own computer. http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Critics-unhappy-with-Sotomayors-role-in-CT-free-speech-case.htmlhttp://www.citmedialaw.org/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2008-05-29-Doninger%20Second%20Circuit%20Opinion.pdf
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Tue Jul-14-09 04:10 PM
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2. From what I have read I think you will be happy with her on everything except |
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Tue Jul-14-09 04:29 PM
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3. What about corporate and environmental law? |
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