Posted on 05/28/2009 5:11:02 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, said Thursday he does not plan to vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, becoming the first Republican to explicitly state his opposition to President Obama's pick for the high court.
"With all due respect to the nominee and nothing personal, I do not plan to vote for her," Roberts told talk radio host Christ Stigall on Kansas station KCMO.
Roberts also noted he was one of the 28 Senate Republicans in 1998 who voted against confirming Sotomayor to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Sotomayor was ultimately confirmed to that court by a 68-28 vote.
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Too bad Roberts didn’t reach the same conclusion with Kathleen Sebelius.
He could have actually blocked Sebelius, as she was from Kansas too. Or, does that just work for judicial appointments?
I think you’re right.
Same for Sam Brownback.
He may be showing off in the knowlege it will not matter; but then he may also be leading the way.
Too bad he isn’t a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee where his ‘NO’ vote would have real value.
They say that now. Let’s see who caves.
Good for you, Senator Roberts. This woman has no business sitting on the Supreme Court.
Good! The woman is a flat-out radical leftist. That means she would crush any white Hispanic (and most Hispanics are white) who had a good case - such as the firefighters - but one that conflicted with her leftist agenda. The leftist agenda has boiled down to promoting blacks beause they are somehow the leftist Chosen People. Sadly, this is a very race-oriented thing.
I worked with a law firm where we were always seeking candidates from something called “BALSA” for our summer associates. The acronym meant Black Asian Latin Student Association and it was for law students. The Asians dropped out almost immediately because they didn’t need it. Most of the bright Latino students never joined because it would not have benefited them in any way. So what you had were black students, virtually all male (because black women actually studied and seem to be able to pass their exams and even passed the bar exam), and the occasional Hispanic student plus an occasional politically active Asian.
It was essentially an extortion ring: take on somebody from BALSA (which finally rejected Asians and called itself BLSA, pronounced like BALSA) or be called bigots. The members never passed the bar exam and with great agony my firm finally decided that they got “only” three chances and after that, their offer wouldn’t be good.
Good for Roberts. As others have said, too bad he didn’t oppose Sebelius. Maybe he’s seeking forgiveness.
I called his office in Kansas today and thanked him, via his aide.
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