Posted by
Always To The Right on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 5:18:08 PM
From Heritage.org
The Senate Judiciary Committee is conducting hearings this week on
Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's Supreme Court nominee.
Yesterday's hearings included questions about her views on the role
of judges and the Constitution. She explained that her use of the
expression "wise Latina" was intended to inspire,
not to indicate that her heritage would bias her rulings. Judge
Sotomayor also told Senators that the controversial 1973 decision in
Roe v. Wade is "settled law" and based on a Constitutionally-defined "right to privacy."
The Heritage Foundation continues to educate lawmakers and the
public about why it's important that judges remain faithful to the
Constitution.
For example, thanks to the generous support of Heritage members this week, we will be distributing copies of the Heritage Guide to the Constitution
to every Senator. This is a complement to our ongoing efforts to
educate members of Congress on their proper role in judicial
confirmations.
In addition, we're reaching out to the public to make clear the important issues at stake. For example, Heritage Foundation President Ed Feulner reminds the
nominee that the job of a Justice is "to consult [the Constitution] for
guidance, not foreign laws or policies." He explains that "U.S.
citizens are subject only to laws made by American legislators -- not
foreigners at the United Nations, in Europe or in Zimbabwe."