Judiciary Committee Approves Sotomayor
As reported by The Washington Post today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court almost along party lines. The only Republican committee member to support Sotomayor was Lindsey Graham.
Based on Sotomayor’s judicial record, she’s pretty balanced from a labor and employment standpoint. Based on her testimony before the committee, her balance was less clear. although the hearings did little to shed light on Sotomayor’s true beliefs or philosophy.
I was a little surprised that Sotomayor received only one Republican vote on the Judicary Committee. While she will certainly be confirmed by the entire Senate (where debate on her nomination will probably begin next week), she may not receive as many Republican votes as I anticipated.
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