The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in a partisan vote this afternoon.Sotomayor was backed by 13 of the panel’s 20 Senators yet only one of those legislators was a Republican. Alluding to the “wise Latina” remark Sotomayor made in a speech, Sen. Orrin Hatch claimed that she seemed “to conflict with the impartiality that I believe is essential” for the Supreme Court. Sen. Charles Grassley said he was “not convinced that Judge Sotomayor will be able to set aside her personal preferences and prejudices."
The committee’s Democrats all voted in Sotomayor’s favor and some defended her record as a “moderate” justice. Sen. Al Franken disagreed with Republican criticism and suggested that the GOP has labeled her as an “activist judge” merely because they disagreed with her decisions.
Sotomayor’s nomination will be sent to the Democrat-controlled Senate where she’s expected to be confirmed next week. She already has the support of several GOP legislators though some special interest groups are lobbying hard against her:
The powerful National Rifle Association has come out against Ms Sotomayor over her record on gun rights, although some commentators suggest she has made few definitive statements on the issue.Image- Guardian UK
Observers suggest other Republicans may give her nomination cautious support, aware of the growing power of the Hispanic vote.
Online Sources- The Latin Americanist, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, BBC News, Voice of America, Hurricane Valley Journal
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