Supreme Court - Can You Really Take Yourself Out Of You?

Unless you have been under a rock for the last several days, you have been introduced to the latest nominee for the supreme court - Sonya Sotomayer.

Most likely she will be confirmed, but I have been very interested in the debate surrounding her candidacy. In essense, it is thought that she will be a judicial activist because she is a woman, is hispanic, and in a few of her talks have mentioned that who she is has formed what she has done as a person. Her record seems pretty mainstream, and there generally is no correlation between what is expected of a nominee and their actual record over time (liberal or conservative)

What I question, is that is is humanly possible to really practice judicial restaint (strict adherace to consititution)? While it is theorhetically possible, I really wonder what all the hullabaloo is about. I do not think it is possible for anyone to totally take themselves out of themselves and pay only attention to the law.

Everyone spends the day looking at the world through their unique lense and interpretation - interpretation of words, situations, emotions. They are story making machines that come directly from that person's experiences.

Maybe it is just refreshing for someone to be honest about that? I think so.