[Peace-discuss] Ten Things About Judge Sonia Sotomayor

[John W.]

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 5:31 PM, unionyes <unionyes at ameritech.net> wrote:

Yes,
>
> She also was appointed by GHW Bush to the appelate court AND was a
> corporate litigation attorney for a NYC law firm that specialized in
> representing foreign multi-nationals as well as international patent and
> copyright cases. Think denial of AIDS medication and the denial of rights of
> peasant farmers to harvest their own seeds, etc.
> In particular she represented TWA against the surviving family members of
> the TWA bombing, trying to stiff them out of insurance money.
>
> She did rule in favor of the baseball players Union against the owners,
> ending an enpasse that almost stopped the World Series.
> But compared to the above, it doesn't come close to correcting years of
> evil deeds.
>
> She is NO Hilda Solis, no matter how much the liberals rave about her.
> Another corporate clone in progressive clothing.
>
> If you want to impress me with a supreme court nomination, nominate Lynne
> Stewart or Thomas Geoghegan.
>
> Speaking of Hilda Solis, she seems to be keeping an awful low profile since
> she was appointed SEC. of Labor ( the only decent appointment Obama made ).
> A token obviously to be seen and not heard.


Very much like Robert Reich during the Clinton administration.  The
Secretary of Labor is really far down in the pecking order of cabinet
secretaries.
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