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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Senator Kyl Singing a Different Tune

Today, Senator Kyl (R-AZ) sharply questioned Judge Sotomayor about how her background may impact her decisions. He took a slightly different tack in his opening statement during the Alito hearing:

"With your intellect and education, you could have become a wealthy attorney, but instead you devoted virtually all of your legal career to the public service. In doing so, you meet, and even exceed, the stellar examples set by Justices Thomas and Souter, each of whom devoted most of their pre-judicial careers to public service. Perhaps this is because, like Justices Ginsburg and Scalia, you had a father who was an immigrant to this Nation. It seems that immigrants often have a special understanding of the incredible opportunities that this Nation affords its citizens."

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