Historical Moment: Judge Sotomayor Confirmed by the Senate
Today marks a very historic day. Judge Sonia Sotomayor has officially been confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 68-31. Despite the right wing attempts to distract from her record and focus on her personality, Sotomayor was able to overcome the bulshit and make history.
Sotomayor is the first Latina judge to sit on the bench, and the third woman justice to sit on the high Supreme Court. Although this is certainly productive, we have a long way to go. The fact that out of 111 Supreme Court justices nominated and confirmed to the bench, only three of them were women, is pretty damn indicative of the patriarchal state of order that we live under.
Considering the fact that women’s experiences and voices were absent in the construction of the constitution, I think it’s revolutionary that Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed today. It is a testament to not only the hard work of Sotomayor herself, but the dedication and courage of activist and lobbying groups througout the country (such as NOW) who fought tirelessly to defend, support and stand in solidarity with the first Latina Woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court.
