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Issue Position: Judicial Nominations

Issue Position

Issues: Abortion Marriage Judicial Branch Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

"I support judges who will respect the rule of law, strictly interpret our Constitution and not legislate from the bench. I opposed Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. As a whole, Judge Sotomayor's record reflects a view that judges can and should inject personal experiences and biases into what should be the objective interpretation and application of the law. While her comments about the "better conclusions" a "wise Latina woman" would bring to the bench are universally known, I have more specific concerns about her case history and testimony regarding the Second Amendment at the state level, eminent domain takings and the so-called constitutional right to privacy that resulted in the Roe v. Wade decision. Together, these and other cases point to a nominee who would bring an activist approach to the highest court in the land."


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