I can not find Sotomayor's stance on gay marriage.

ZombieHorde

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Tue May-26-09 12:31 PM
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I can not find Sotomayor's stance on gay marriage.

Does anyone here know where she stands on civil rights?

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cali

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Tue May-26-09 12:33 PM
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1. I don't think she's on the record re marriage equality.

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MNDemNY

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Tue May-26-09 12:35 PM
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2. If that is the case, we will not be made privy to her position , at this time.

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ZombieHorde

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Tue May-26-09 12:35 PM
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3. Sonce concervatives are not screaming about it, you may be right.

They seem to be mostly screaming about her abortion stance.

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Orangepeel

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Tue May-26-09 12:38 PM
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4. They will. She'll be asked about it for sure. n/t

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RaleighNCDUer

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Tue May-26-09 12:45 PM
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6. To which her answer almost undoubtedly will be

"I cannot comment on any position which I may have to rule on in upcoming cases."

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Orangepeel

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Tue May-26-09 12:46 PM
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7. it had better be n/t

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jenmito

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Tue May-26-09 12:59 PM
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12. But one of their release talking points is:

"Imposing a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8432777&mesg_id=8432777

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sui generis

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Tue May-26-09 12:43 PM
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5. doesn't the ACLU track and rate potential nominees?

I dimly remember something to that effect.

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sharp_stick

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Tue May-26-09 12:50 PM
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8. But if she doesn't have an opinion

on the record they probably don't have anything to go on. And you can bet that any future responses to that question, unless something is found, will be and better damned well be. I can't comment on something that may in the future come up in my court.

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sui generis

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Tue May-26-09 12:54 PM
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10. define opinion?

you mean legal opinion or personal opinion?

Generally if something isn't out in the open it's hidden for a reason. doesn't matter - unless she eats live puppies for breakfast or has an undocumented migrant worker making pancakes and folding laundry she's in, regardless of what we want or think.

We can oppose her based on not having an opinion. She's not in the safe zone from MY opinion.

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sharp_stick

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Tue May-26-09 01:04 PM
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14. I meant legal,

If somebody overheard her in a restaurant opining on gay marriage it's probably not going to be much of an issue for the confirmation. It may be something for the chattering pundits and bloggers but that's going to be about it.

Of course somebody can oppose her based on her personal opinions but it would be nice if people understood them. A lot of shit is about to be said about her that is plain and simple bullshit. Note that moronic hit piece in the "liberal" New Republic by that POS Rosen. Take anything you hear without evidence with a grain of salt.

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Lone_Star_Dem

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Tue May-26-09 12:53 PM
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9. To my knowledge she's never ruled on gay marriage

I've been reviewing all of her noteworthy rulings this morning and there was no mention of one on gay marriage. As such, I doubt there would be anything on record regarding her stance on it.

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jenmito

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Tue May-26-09 12:56 PM
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11. According to the accidentally released RNC talking points,

Edited on Tue May-26-09 12:57 PM by jenmito

They're afraid of her "Imposing a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage." I hope they're right.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8432777&mesg_id=8432777

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Terran

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Tue May-26-09 01:02 PM
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13. Probably better that she doesn't have a public position on it.

That way she can't be bashed by the right if she is personally for it. She may have kep silent on the issue deliberately so as not to appear biased.

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