Today, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down their decision overturning Judge Sotomayor’s decision in the case of several white fire fighters and one Hispanic fire fighter being denied promotions because they passed a test that black fire fighters did not (Ricci v DeStefano). I have discussed this case previously here: The left responds to Sotomayor racism charges, Obama chooses racist Sotomayor.  Here are some reactions from other conservative bloggers Michelle Malkin: Racism rejected, Atlas shrugs: Reversing La Raza, Legal Insurrection: Supreme Court reverses Sotomayor

     If Obama gets his way, and he likely will, Judge Sotomayor could be ruling on cases like this.  She would certainly have voted to uphold her own decision.  However, so did Justice Souter, the guy she will be replacing.  Realistically, Republicans probably can’t stop the confirmation of Sotomayor.  I’m not sure they want to.  Obama is going to appoint someone.  Sotomayor is certainly a left wing loon who will likely try to legislate from the bench but this will likely be true of anyone Obama selects.  Sotomayor seems to be weak in the exact area Obama wanted someone strong.  I don’t think she will influence anyone or sway anyone to her side.  She is not a charismatic orator and she doesn’t have a powerful personality.  She will vote her left wing agenda but she won’t be pulling any of the 5 Justices who voted to overturn her racist decision to her way of thinking.

     The Republicans should use this as an opportunity to point out the hypocrisy of the left and to distinguish themselves as conservatives.(Does anyone think the left would be ok with a member of the KKK being a Justice? Oh wait, they already have a Senator who fills that bill)  They should be talking about the nomination of someone affiliated with La Raza.  They should be elaborating on La Raza’s agenda to undermine American culture.  This could be an opportunity to discuss what stances a wise latina woman would take on closing the border with Mexico.  The Republicans probably can’t stop her confirmation, but they can point out what Obama and Sotomayor have planned for the future.