Judge Sotomayor Analysis

While watching Senator Lindsey Graham question Judge Sotomayor, I felt as though even though he said that he liked her as a person some of the questions and statements he said to her was pretty harsh. The first thing that I thought he said that was inappropriate was when he asked her about the Constitution and the 1st trimester abortion, I thought that was out of line because everyone have their own opinion about abortion depending on what they believe in, and they shouldn’t be judge for that. The next thing that I thought was inappropriate was when he was talking to her about how more women and minorities were going to start getting more involved and change the laws. Just because more minorities and women are going to be involved don’t meant that they will change anything. The last thing that I thought was inappropriate was when he …show more content…
The first question was when he asked was what a good way for society to change is, I felt this was a good question because when someone is running for something the people like to know if they could what they would change in society. Another good question is when he asked about the people and the unelected judges, and how they are quick to change society in a way that is disturbing. This is important because a lot of people feel that judges should have to be elected by the people just like we elect the president. The last good question is when he asked her about her temperament, and did she feel she had a good one, this was a good question because like he said a lot of people don’t want to go to a judge that they feel are bullies, and they want to make sure the pick a judge who is level headed. If I was a senator three question that I would ask the judicial nominee is. The first one is, I would ask them to tell me a little about their philosophy, ideology, and record. I would ask these questions so I can know what the nominee is