Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has received both support and opposition from Republican figures. One of her latest (and perhaps most eye-raising) GOP backers comes from a chief legal eagle during the Bush White House.In an interview with NPR, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales backed Sotomayor’s confirmation to the top tribunal. “Based on the answers to the (confirmation) questions, I think that yes, she should be confirmed,” said Gonzales who also opined that questions made about her supposed “empathy” while judging were fair game.
Gonzales-who quit his post two years ago amid several scandals- will soon start teaching a political science course at Texas Tech University. His hiring to head the “contemporary issues in the executive branch” course has upset some members of the Texas Tech faculty:
As of (July 24th) 45 Texas Tech faculty members have signed a petition objecting to Gonzalez. In the petition it states his hiring is objectionable because the Chancellor should not be involved in the hiring of faculty. It also states the hiring is against the University's statement of ethical principles.Image- CBS News
Online Sources- The Latin Americanist, NPR, Think Progress, AP, KCBD
Bush must have called him and told him it was ok. I think Judge Sotomayor is a great nominee. Alberto Gonzales backing her could hurt her with both Republicans and Democrats. He needs to own up to what he did to this country. I know about admissions. Believe me Alberto, cleanse yourself, man up.
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