KP Newsflash (6/28/2010): Elena Kagan's Day
Later on today in Washington, the hearing to confirm Elena Kagan as a United States Supreme Court Justice will begin. While I made the rounds of the US Sunday Public Affairs Shows, I saw Jeff Sessions expressing "concerns" about her nomination and possible confirmation.
For those who may not know who Jeff Sessions is, he is the Senior Republican on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. The concerns he has expressed are simply laughable. I would also suggest that he harbors profound resentment because he was rejected for a judgeship during the Reagan Adminstration. I have to also continue to question the true intentions of the Republicans. They seem to like Alioto and Roberts, but not Kagan.
It was the Roberts Court that struck down Campaign Finance. It has been the Roberts Court and the Renquist Court that gradually began to peel away the erosion of civil liberties over the past 100 years to adhere to some notion of pure constitutionalist principle which seems to negate the fact that we are in the 21st Century.
The role of the loyal opposition is to raise legitimate questions and present alternatives. Simply being obstructionist will not do. I have to question whether the Republicans truly understand that.
On a side note, I just saw a report that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg's Husband died of cancer. She was also on the short list of possible Justices who had contemplated retirement, too. As for Cancer itself, When will be able to tame the ravages of Cancer?
For those who may not know who Jeff Sessions is, he is the Senior Republican on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. The concerns he has expressed are simply laughable. I would also suggest that he harbors profound resentment because he was rejected for a judgeship during the Reagan Adminstration. I have to also continue to question the true intentions of the Republicans. They seem to like Alioto and Roberts, but not Kagan.
It was the Roberts Court that struck down Campaign Finance. It has been the Roberts Court and the Renquist Court that gradually began to peel away the erosion of civil liberties over the past 100 years to adhere to some notion of pure constitutionalist principle which seems to negate the fact that we are in the 21st Century.
The role of the loyal opposition is to raise legitimate questions and present alternatives. Simply being obstructionist will not do. I have to question whether the Republicans truly understand that.
On a side note, I just saw a report that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg's Husband died of cancer. She was also on the short list of possible Justices who had contemplated retirement, too. As for Cancer itself, When will be able to tame the ravages of Cancer?
Mike Pouraryan
