One Thousand Law Professors Can’t Be Wrong.

Posted By Cliff Tuttle | July 11, 2009

Posted by Cliff Tuttle (c) 2009

Am I the only person who resents being told what to think by a panel of experts? SCOTUS Blog reports that 1,000 law profs signed a letter advocating the confirmation of Judge Sotomayor for the Supreme Court. Does this sort of advertising actually help get votes in the Senate? I’ll bet it doesn’t. Senators care about what voters from their state have to say, not a bunch of law professors.

And what about the witnesses lined up by each caucus to testify at the committee hearing? Do they make a difference? A few probably do. Parties from the New Haven Fire Department case, listed by the Republicans, will probably get lots of press coverage. But I’ll bet they won’t change one vote in the committee or in the Senate.

CLT

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