So how will the new Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor fit into the big picture of the United States Supreme Court? Only time will tell if she will continue to color the decisions that make their way to the United States Supreme Court through the lenses of a “wise Latina” or as a judge that bases the decisions made on facts from the case at hand.
While former Supreme Court Judge David Souter was not a conservative, in the conservative sense of the word, he did not exactly vote against gun related issues just because the issues were remotely related to the 2nd ammendment. Of the gun control issues that former Supreme Court Justice David Souter ruled on, he voted that felons had the right to bear arms and the United State Congress has the right to regulate guns in school zones across the nation.
"Wise Latina" or SCOTUS judge basing decisions on facts?
So, while the liberals of this country may tout former Supreme Court Justice David Souter as someone who had their best interests at heart, based on his decisions on gun control, he based the decisions he made as a judge based on the facts. So the question still remains, will newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice base the decisions she makes as a judge on her pre existing notion that the 2nd ammendment is not a “fundamental right”? When posed with a simple yes or no question, during the preliminary hearings, newly confirmed Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor couldn’t answer the question, and actually called the question “abstract”. Only time will tell how things will play out.
