Justice is blind, justice is fair, justice and liberty for all, we pledge. Okay, so when President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court he had to know something about her right? And odds are he talks to his buffoon of a Vice President, good ol' boy Joe Biden, don't you think?
So when Biden tells the police that Sotomayor's "got their backs", doesn't that perhaps reveal a bias known only to those who in secret vetted her nomination?
Probably not, probably just another stupid, brainless, spur of the moment gaffe by the next in line to be president, good ol' boy Joe Biden. But it does have some people pretty upset.
Flanked by a dozen District of Columbia police officers, Biden said Sotomayor, a former prosecutor, could be counted on to support law enforcement while on the high court.
“As you do your job, know that Judge Sotomayor has your back as well. And throughout this nominating process, I know you’ll have her back,” Biden said.
“I think what Biden said was foolish,” said Stephen Gillers, a law
professor at New York University who is a prominent legal ethicist.
“She’s not there to ‘have their back.’ She’s there to interpret the law
as she sees fit. . .
“It’ll be embarrassing to her when she learns of it,” Gillers said.
“Biden crosses the line when he starts representing to interest groups
that she would be voting in their favor.”
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