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Senate confirms Sotomayor, first Hispanic justice
The Hill ^
| 08/06/2009
| J. Taylor Rushing
Posted on 08/06/2009 12:20:10 PM PDT by Pyro7480
The Senate on Thursday sent Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court with a modest display of bipartisan support, making her the first Hispanic justice and only the third woman to serve on the high court.
The 68-31 vote held few surprises, as a small band of Republicans joined Democrats in confirming her 72 days after President Barack Obama nominated the former prosecutor and judge. Her confirmation paves the way for Sotomayor to begin assembling her staff and prepare for the court to convene in October.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 111th; bho2009; bho44; bhojudicialnominees; obama; scotus; sotomayor; supremecourt
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To: walsh
Alexander will never get anything in Tennessee again.
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:27:26 PM PDT
by
SumProVita
(Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified DeCartes))
To: Pyro7480
One Liberal Justice replaces another Liberal Justice. The time to be worried is if one of the Conservative Justices, or Justice Kennedy, dies or retires.
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:27:38 PM PDT
by
Repeal 16-17
(Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
To: Artemis Webb
In some regards no. She will vote along the same lines. The problem is, she’ll be here twenty to thirty years longer than he would have been. We’ll be stuck with this racist, judicial legislator, incompetent, who was overruled four of six times her decisions came before the SCOTUS.
Disgraceful!
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:27:43 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Our Founding Fathers were the first birthers: See Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution.)
To: TheDailyChange
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:28:00 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Pyro7480
Well this is a shock.............NOT.
25
posted on
08/06/2009 12:28:05 PM PDT
by
rockabyebaby
(We are sooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
To: Pyro7480
Thanks, Voinovich. You just kicked dirt in the face of nearly everyone who helped put you in office.
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:28:07 PM PDT
by
Faith
To: Pyro7480
Absolute disgraceful.
Unqualified.
Racist.
To: Pyro7480
Not that race matters, but she wasn’t the first Hispanic nominated. George W. Bush nominated a Hispanic, and the “party of diversity” shot him down.
But that is secondary to the fact that one leftist judge was replaced by another leftist.
To: Pyro7480
Senate Confirms Racist Hispanic Affirmative Action HireFixed it.
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:28:49 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
To: upchuck
Treacherous Grahamnesty ping!
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:28:49 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
(Who is Jim Thompson?)
To: rockabyebaby
The Gators first game against Charleston Southern will have more suspense than this vote did.
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:28:52 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Artemis Webb
In the end its not going to make any difference to the court. Not a bit.
zero
zip
none
Maybe, maybe not. We've replaced a quiet left liberal with a functionally illiterate yet loudmouthed left-liberal.
That could be a problem.
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:29:19 PM PDT
by
Filo
(Darwin was right!)
To: Pyro7480
When the AA shat hits the fan like the health care debacle has then the Rinos et al and the bluedog types will be held accountable, but for now they cringe when the race card is played, and they folded too easily.
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:29:19 PM PDT
by
junta
(Conservatives, the word "racism" is now ours.)
To: Pyro7480
The only silver lining in this is that she is not too bright and recognized as such by those who are now her colleagues. She will be taking a spot that might have been gained by much more effective advocates of the left’s positions. It’s not a gain for us but it’s about the least loss we could expect.
To: walsh
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:30:50 PM PDT
by
Drill Thrawl
(Another day, another injury, another step closer...)
To: walsh
Lindsey voted to confirm. Wow, what a great big surprise...yawn.
sw
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:31:27 PM PDT
by
spectre
(Spectre's wife (United We Stand)
To: b4its2late
Senate confirms Sotomayor, first Hispanic justiceSo, will they celebrate with a BBQ? Oh, wait...the beans would fail through the grill. Never mind.
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:32:15 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Repeal 16-17
I think we can expect that will happen rather soon.
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:32:16 PM PDT
by
Drill Thrawl
(Another day, another injury, another step closer...)
To: Repeal 16-17
One Liberal Justice replaces another Liberal Justice. The time to be worried is if one of the Conservative Justices, or Justice Kennedy, dies or retires.Agreed. Nothing really changes here.
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posted on
08/06/2009 12:33:03 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Pyro7480
Well that’s something. I had expected the margin to be larger, I’m glad I was wrong.
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