"Loathing"
Thomas Sowell on Sotomayor at IBD:
"Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said that he 'loathed' many of the people in whose favor he voted on the Supreme Court. Obviously, he had feelings. But he also had the good sense and integrity to rule on the basis of the law, not his feelings.
"Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said that he 'loathed' many of the people in whose favor he voted on the Supreme Court. Obviously, he had feelings. But he also had the good sense and integrity to rule on the basis of the law, not his feelings.
Laws are made for the benefit of the citizens, not for the self-indulgences of judges. Making excuses for such self-indulgences and calling them "inevitable" is part of the cleverness that has eroded the rule of law and undermined respect for the law."
Read the rest here.
Also read The Sotomayor Rules at The Wall Street Journal.
The Sowell piece is superb. He's always very good, and this is one of his best.
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