Sotomayor Makes Reserved Opening Statement as Senate Notes Her Activism

The Senate confirmation hearings for Sotomayor began yesterday, which was mostly opening statements. The questioning begins today.

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor took a relatively reserved approach in her opening remarks to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. Her comments came after Republican members of the panel noted her penchant for judicial activism.

Sotomayor is the first Supreme Court nominee pro-abortion President Barack Obama has put forward and she would replace retiring pro-abortion Justice David Souter if confirmed.

Obama, leading pro-abortion senators, and pro-abortion groups have also said they feel comfortable Sotomayor is supportive enough of unlimited abortions throughout pregnancy to warrant a Senate confirmation vote.

Although Republicans on the Judiciary Committee talked about the kind of judicial activism that led to Roe v. Wade and its more than 50 million abortions since 1973, Sotomayor didn't address it.

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