Opinion: Sotomayor hearings: On Bush vs. Gore
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Sotomayor wouldn’t say what she thought of Bush vs. Gore when Sen. Herb Kohl, a Wisconsin Democrat, lobbed a softball at her, asking her what she thought of the 2000 case that effectively made George W. Bush president. However, she took the moment to enthusiastically endorse the system that lead to it:
“That case took the attention of the nation, and there’s been so much discussion about what the court did or didn’t do. I look at the case and my reaction as a sitting judge is not to criticize it or to challenge it ... because I don’t take a position on it.
The court made the decision it did. The question for me as I look at the sui generis situation ... is that some good came from that discussion. There’s been and was enormous electoral-process changes in many states as a result of the flaws that were reflected in the process as it went on. That is a tribute to the greatness of our American system, which is whether you agree or disagree with the Supreme Court decision.
‘All of the branches become involved in the conversation of how to approve things.”
-- Robin Abcarian
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