Sen. Inhofe Concerned About the Whole Race, Gender Thing
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 27th, 2009 4:43 am by HL
Sen. Inhofe Concerned About the Whole Race, Gender Thing
The news that known Latina Sonia Sotomayor may soon join the Supreme Court spurred an apparently alarmed Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) to hold forth in a statement on Tuesday about the need to make sure that Sotomayor will be able to mete out justice from her vaunted post without her pesky extra X chromosome or her non-Oklahoman ethnic roots mucking things up for everyone.
Sen. Inhofe via Talking Points Memo:
“Of primary concern to me is whether or not Judge Sotomayor follows the proper role of judges and refrains from legislating from the bench. Some of her recent comments on this matter have given me cause for great concern. In the months ahead, it will be important for those of us in the U.S. Senate to weigh her qualifications and character as well as her ability to rule fairly without undue influence from her own personal race, gender, or political preferences.”
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U.N. Official Calls for Probe of Sri Lanka War Crimes
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said both sides in Sri Lanka’s civil war “grossly disregarded the fundamental principle of the inviolability of civilians.” She has called for an “independent and credible international investigation,” although she’s up against the notoriously impotent U.N. Human Rights Council and a bristling Sri Lankan government.
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Sri Lanka’s ambassador to the UN, Dayan Jayatilleka, said it was “outrageous” to suggest that the government should be investigated.
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