Will Sotomayor Take On Scalia?

[WI_DEM]

What I like most about Sonia Sotomayor's style so far is what appears to be a spirited nature to match Justice Antonin Scalia's aggressiveness. The court needs a fresh voice and a fierce debater to challenge Scalia's ultra-conservative passion behind the scenes, where decisions are hammered out.

For the sake of balance in oral arguments, Sotomayor's reputation for energetic questioning would provide a counterpoint to Scalia's outgoing performances. Most justices act like they'd rather be at a funeral.

Scalia has his detractors on the bench, such as Justice John Paul Stevens. Their attacks on each other in written rulings and dissents reveal signs of deep conflict. But like so many of his colleagues who often disagree with Scalia, the aging Stevens is essentially a laid-back personality type.

It's time for a justice who gets in Scalia's face. I just wish we could see it when it happens.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/05/will-sotomayor-take-on-scalia.html

[annabanana]

1. The SC is one place I have ALWAYS wanted to be

the fly on the wall.

I wish they had cameras in there...

[backscatter712]

2. I think so.

She's been working as a judge or lawyer for a living for 30 years, is clearly very good at it, understands all the technicalities, and can damn well run intellectual circles around Scalia, Thomas, Alito and Roberts put together.

[paulsby]

3. false, and dangerous

assuming , just because you disagree with a justice (or anybody) that they are not intelligent is a classic way to underestimate your opponent.

do you really think that scalia et al aren't at about the same intellectual level as she is? if so, i think your politics are infecting your reasoning.

[WI_DEM]

4. oops...

[backscatter712]

5. Scalia's the most dangerous one.

He's the one that's actually smart. I personally think Sotomayor's a lot smarter - she's got the most experience seen in a SCOTUS nominee in a hundred years. Alito and Roberts are mere partisan hacks - they're predictable, they'll slant their rulings to the right, but won't always be able to find justifications that work, and when they can't they'll get called out. And Thomas is just dumber than a sack of hammers, and simply follows Scalia's lead to get by.

Sotomayor can take them.

[IDFbunny]

7. I don't think any SC justice is dumb. nt

[IDFbunny]

6. I hate that too

A persons political persuasion has little to do with intelligence.

[Adelante]

8. She is said to be a tough cookie

Everyone from Morgenthau to lawyers who've appeared before her say so, mostly with admiration. I would love to see her in action.

[southerncrone]

9. Will Sotomayor Take On Scalia?

Oh, yea! With a mop & a bucket!

[MiniMe]

10. I think she will have more success swaying Kennedy

He is the swing vote after all