Correspondence From Senator Lieberman

5. June 2009 by Spiritual Patriot.

June 5, 2009 Mr. Ponte : Thank you for writing to me regarding President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court. I appreciate your views on this serious issue, and I welcome the opportunity to respond. Considering nominees to serve on the Supreme Court is an important responsibility entrusted by the Constitution to the United States Senate. Senators must take care to ensure that prospective appointees are not only qualified, but also capable of analyzing and applying our laws and the Constitution in deciding cases in a wise and impartial manner. I have always taken the Senate’s advice and consent role very seriously, especially when it comes to the Supreme Court; and I believe that my general desire to give the President’s nominees the benefit of the doubt must be tempered by the need to maintain rigorous standards. Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life terms; barring misconduct and impeachment, once the Senate confirms them, they face few additional checks throughout their career. Each individual Senator has an obligation to make sure that he or she carefully considers each nominee and votes to confirm only if he or she believes the nominee will be able to fairly and impartially discharge their judicial duties. The courts are the ultimate guarantors of our liberties. We place our trust in them and count on smart, independent, wise judges to apply our laws within the framework of the Constitution. The Senate has a constitutional obligation to review and, when necessary, serve as a check on t! he President’s choices. I believe President Obama made an impressive choice by nominating Judge Sotomayor for the position of Associate Justice for the Supreme Court. Judge Sotomayor’s career represents the best of the American dream, and she possesses distinguished and superior legal credentials. I look forward to the upcoming hearings, and I hope that there is a bipartisan effort to ensure a fair confirmation process. Thank you again for sharing your views and concerns with me. I hope you will continue to visit my website at http://lieberman.senate.gov for updated news about my work on behalf of Connecticut and the nation. Please contact me if you have any additional questions or comments about our work in Congress. Sincerely, Joseph I. Lieberman UNITED STATES SENATOR JIL:tcs

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