Sotomayor and Kagan have a lot more support on DU than I thought

[grantcart]

90% now appear to support Sotomoyor and most seem open to Kagan.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8330017&mesg_id=8330017

[goclark]

1. Great news!

[berni_mccoy]

2. It shows the few Obama-hating loud mouths are reall

Just a few

[Cha]

3. And Arlen Specter is warming up to Elena..

maybe:)

"Senator says Kagan critical of Supreme Court"

"Specter said Kagan agreed with him that the court takes "too few cases" and erred this year in its landmark 5-4 ruling that struck down campaign finance limits. As U.S. solicitor general, Kagan represented the government in that case and unsuccessfully sought to keep those limits.

"She said she felt that the court was not sufficiently deferential to Congress," in the case, known as Citizens United, Specter said.

President Barack Obama, who nominated Kagan on Monday, denounced the ruling as having opened the gates to special interest money in U.S. politics and took the rare step of criticizing it in his State of the Union speech in January.

Specter said Kagan also reiterated her criticism that the Senate confirmation process yields little information about Supreme Court nominees and that one justice was less than forthcoming during his or her confirmation hearing.

Specter declined to identify the justice, but said it was not Chief Justice John Roberts, who Specter himself has complained was less than candid during his 2005 hearing."

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64C41820100513?type=politicsNews

[Cha]

4. The HRC likes her too..

"Today President Obama nominated United States Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the nominee for the opening on the United States Supreme Court created by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. Issues that are critical to the LGBT community may reach the Supreme Court in the next few years, including issues related to marriage equality, the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, the Defense of Marriage Act, and the new federal hate crimes law. When issues like these come to the Supreme Court, it is vital that we have fair-minded judges to rule on these cases.

HRC President Joe Solmonese made this statement:

“We applaud President Obama for choosing Elena Kagan to become our nation’s next U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The U.S. Supreme Court decides cases that intimately affect the lives of all Americans. We are confident that Elena Kagan has a demonstrated understanding and commitment to protecting the liberty and equality of all Americans, including LGBT Americans.”

In addition, we commend President Obama for his commitment to diversity and expanding the number of women on the Court. Diversity on the Court brings a broader view of the way that the law affects real people, including LGBT people. Once confirmed, Elena Kagan would be the fourth woman to serve on our nation’s highest court and would be the third woman sitting on the current Supreme Court, marking the highest representation of women on the Court in its history."

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http://www.hrcbackstory.org/2010/05/hrc-praises-nomination-of-elena-kagan&utm_source=Convio&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HRCnews-May-2010/

[goclark]

5. K