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Posted on 10/20/14 at 3:33 pm to
Posted by trackfan
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 10/20/14 at 3:33 pm to
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Scalia got through like that because he was the first Italian on the Court. Scalia himself admits that.

That's an interesting theory which is supported by the fact that Sandra Day O'Coonor was confirmed with a 99-0 vote. However, if the first woman was confirmed unanimously and the first Italian was confirmed unanimously, why didn't Republcians extend the same courtesy to the Hispanic community when Sonia Sotomayor only recieved a 68-31 confirmation vote? Here's George Lopez' take on it:

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Posted by Circle K Beggar
Somewhere in the lower 48
Member since Feb 2011
6163 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 4:55 pm to
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why didn't Republcians extend the same courtesy to the Hispanic community when Sonia Sotomayor only recieved a 68-31 confirmation vote?


uh, probably because she makes Bill Maher look like Ronald Reagan


There you go, again. Create a fictitious victim.
Posted by motionmagic
Mobile, Alabama
Member since Nov 2010
831 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 6:04 pm to
"Sandra Day O'Coonor"

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