Sotomayor? Really?

President Obama recently picked Sonia Sotomayor as his choice for the Supreme Court to replace Justice David Souter, who is retiring. Cato Institute Senior Fellow in Constitution Studies Ilya Shapiro wrote an editorial for CNN in which he questioned whether this appointment was truly based on merit. He writes:

In picking Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama has confirmed that identity politics matter to him more than merit.

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