Talk:Diane S. Sykes

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[edit] Religious Faith

What is the religious faith of Judge Diane Sykes?

She's Catholic.--Smashingworth 02:33, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Hmm that is interesting and not what I have heard. Can you cite? TheRanger 03:29, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I can't think of a particular article or anything that says it, but I remember it very well, and I'm sure it's accurate. Since you obviously seem worried about her elevation to the Supreme Court, I would note that her being Catholic makes it unlikely that Bush will nominate three Catholics in a row to the Court. So take what comfort you can.--Smashingworth 04:23, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] edit wars

Editing is not for forcing a opion on all!! Please talk about changes here rather than forcing them back and forth. TheRanger 20:30, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

You're little case analysis of cherry-picked opinions is inappropriate on this page, which functions as a bio of Judge Sykes, not a critical dissertation of jurisprudence. Either link to such an analysis (I recommend the Independent Judiciary Project Report on Sykes; their report is sure to reach the same conclusions you have), or else create a page on the cases Sykes has voted in. Otherwise, forget it. It does not belong in a bio article, and I will remove it as many times as I have to. I have gone through this before on pages for federal judges and have no qualms about editing out legal analysis that might be fitting for a first year paper but has no place in a encyclopedic article.--Smashingworth 02:32, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

The place to chart the course of what is listed is in here not in an edit war. On that point I would say that I am not the one who wrote the work that was listed. However, I hardly would call the cases cited as "cherry-picked" and the remarks are a fair view of her record. I see your actions to keep removing the work as being a large part of the problem and not in line with the goals of Wikipedia. Claiming that you have engaged in this type of actions on other federal judge pages leads me to have more concerns about your actions. TheRanger 03:28, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Ha ha! This is rich. Do you do stand-up somewhere? Maybe I can get tickets.--Smashingworth 04:21, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

You seem to start with the idea I have an agenda to be out to get Judge Sykes that is not true. I feel that some record of her record as judge is however something that should be listed be in a generalization of trend or some cases. These issues speak directly to the type of job she is doing. Also I would have you note that it is not me who is changing the article and adding the cases in. I was the one to sugest that it be brought here. TheRanger 14:15, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

I wonder why I think you have an agenda? Maybe because you have constantly insisted on posting a case analysis that was admittedly created by somebody else for some other purpose (most likely IJP's report), so the agenda was there in the beginning. Who actually wrote that analysis? What did they write it for? We need to know what the agenda was of the creator of that "analysis." For instance, perhaps the people who commissioned and/or created that little case survey are all Democratic activists or contributors? If that were so, then their motivations and credibility would appropriately be questioned because of the apparent conflict of interests.

That cherry-picked record presents Sykes as a monster. So who wrote it and why did they write it?--Smashingworth 21:56, 8 September 2006 (UTC)