SCOTUS judge Sonia Sotomayor should be recused from any case that has to do with COVID and perhaps any other health related litigation for the remainder of her term. Why? Because of this revelation via NPR
"It was pretty jarring earlier this month when the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court took the bench for the first time since the omicron surge over the holidays. All were now wearing masks. All, that is, except Justice Neil Gorsuch. What's more, Justice Sonia Sotomayor was not there at all, choosing instead to participate through a microphone setup in her chambers."
Why, pray tell was she holed up in her chambers?
Sotomayor has diabetes, a condition that puts her at high risk for serious illness, or even death, from COVID-19...
Now, though, the situation had changed with the omicron surge, and according to court sources, Sotomayor did not feel safe in close proximity to people who were unmasked. Chief Justice John Roberts, understanding that, in some form asked the other justices to mask up.I see.
Is she vaccinated? Does she not "believe the science" that masks work? I mean you can't say that masks don't work on YouTube (as me how I know) because it contradicts "authoritative sources". If she believes in the science so much she should be fine.
They all did. Except Gorsuch, who, as it happens, sits next to Sotomayor on the bench. His continued refusal since then has also meant that Sotomayor has not attended the justices' weekly conference in person, joining instead by telephone.
The press made a point of pointing out that all the justices were triple jabbed. So how is it that Sotomayor felt "unsafe". Did she not believe the shots worked? Did she not believe that the shots plus the masks work?
If she felt "unsafe" around her triple jabbed colleagues then what business did she had supporting a mandate for a product she herself does not have faith in?
How is that not a disqualifying conflict?
