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Posner on Sotomayor

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Charles Johnson5/26/2009 1:41:02 pm PDT

re: #501 Lokotes

It’s pretty amazing. Have we ever had a Supreme Court justice before who stated quite frankly that he or she is incapable of being objective?

That’s an exaggeration, sorry. The point of the speech is that cultural heritage and life experiences may affect judicial decisions. Not that they always will. And in fact she said very clearly that those factors do not always affect decisions.

Another quote from the speech comes to mind:

However, to understand takes time and effort, something that not all people are willing to give.