President Barack Obama named Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic American justice, to the Supreme Court committee on May, 26 2009 once again making history in terms of race. The first "Latina" justice on the supreme court has an outstanding history---a graduate of Hofstra University and a member of the 2002 American Philosophical Society, among others. She also is known for ending the Major League Baseball strike that occurred in 1994.
Most interesting, however is that she has been appointed by both republicans and democrats in previous positions, making her a bipartisan in the political realm. Will this once again shore up Obama's image as a "flip flopper?" Usually presidents appoint justices affiliated with that administrations agenda, and as seen so far, Obama seems to be "straddling the fence" on many issues.
Will liberal leftists be upset and will republicans once again point the finger at Obama's attempts to "please" both parties? Let me know what you think about this crucial decision.
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