There is a very troublesome trend in this country in which liberals gaslight Americans and use passive-aggressive comments to stir up hate and division in this country.
We would think members of the U.S. Supreme Court would be above such conduct, but we are now seeing a very alarming trend.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has hit the ground running on this front, but Justice Sonia Sotomayor is taking things to a whole new level.
When a Supreme Court justice offers a majority or dissenting opinion, we do expect an explanation of their thinking, but their personal feelings are not supposed to be in the mix.
Jackson, however, is openly trying to change those rules.
When asked about recently controversial opinions she has penned, she responded, "I just feel that I have a wonderful opportunity to tell people in my opinions how I feel about the issues, and that's what I try to do.”
The law and our Constitution are not about personal feelings, so I have to admit, this statement truly bothered me.
If you are curious where Jackson may have gotten the inspiration to write this style of opinion, look no further than Sotomayor as her inspiration.
When the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling on presidential immunity, Sotomayor blatantly misled the American people with her take on the majority's position.
She stated, "Orders the Navy's SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune."
Sotomayor continued, "Even if these nightmare scenarios never play out, and I pray they never do, the damage has been done. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law."
That is either a gross misunderstanding of the law or just blatant fearmongering, and I choose the latter. She did it again this week during an interview with comments that will surely draw more attacks on conservative justices.
When asked about the conservative justices currently sitting with her on the bench, Sotomayor responded, "I don’t agree with them much. At least not with the majority. And they can be really frustrating."
She added, “And there are moments when I want to scurry out of the room. But I don’t. And what I look for to maintain our collegiality is the good in them.”
Now, just imagine the backlash if a conservative justice said something along those lines. The part of her remarks that really bothers me is the “scurry out of the room,” as if they are repulsive people. It’s a horrific statement, but it does once again show that regardless of what happens in this country, those on the left have no intention of dialing down the rhetoric.
