that she was agreeing with justice o'connor, but in fact, his statement when judge o'connor said a wiesel woman and wise old man should reach the same conclusion, which is the ideal american justice, quote, i am not sure i agree with that statement and went on to explain why she didn't and what her reservations were. we were urged to look at the judicial record that she has established and i have done that. most cases before the courts of appeals are fact based, do not raise serious constitutional issues of the kind that the supreme court deals with on a regular basis. judge sonia sotomayor decided three cases in recent months, in particular that the u.s. supreme court hears on a regular basis, the decisions are extremely short, oddly short, frankly, and lack careful analysis. each reach, i think, an erroneous conclusion, ignored the plain words of the constitution. in richie vs. stananano, killed by 13 firefighters, what they passed for promotion had been thrown out by the city, not because it was an unfair test, this city did not like the racial results. her opinion violated the constit