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Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings Start July 13

Senate judiciary chair: it's a 'reasonable schedule'

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(AP) – Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will convene on July 13, says the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman. Patrick Leahy said the date represents a "reasonable schedule" that would give committee members several more weeks to prepare. President Obama has urged the Senate to vote before it leaves for a congressional recess in August; Republicans have pressed for more time to consider the nomination.

But Leahy said there was "no reason to unduly delay consideration of this well-qualified nominee. She deserves the opportunity to go before the public and speak of her record." Leahy said that as a judge, Sotomayor will only be able to speak publicly about her record when the hearings convene.

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2009.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2009.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Monday, June 8, 2009.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Monday, June 8, 2009.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Cailf. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2009.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Cailf. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2009.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Fondue
Jun 9, 09 12:23 PM CDT
I hope this is the last we hear of Sotomayor until July. But I doubt it - she'll probably go out to eat at a Taco Bell and the circus will start all over again. Reply
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TerrifiedCitizen
Jun 9, 09 12:27 PM CDT
Sotomayor has washed herself out of the running by making the race more about ethnicity than constitutional law. Reply
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foodchain11
Jun 9, 09 3:36 PM CDT
Could it be that constitutional law is for all citizens and not just white men--rich and quite elitist, frankly. You should consider that Harvard, Yale etc rich white men are not an "average" citizen, but even further, rich white men DO create an their own ethnic group!!!!!!!! Think about that. Do you really think you're on the same team as them??
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SPH
Jun 9, 09 4:33 PM CDT
Wanna Bet?.....
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Fondue
Jun 9, 09 6:46 PM CDT
Citizen, you can be so backward sometimes. Everyone knows that it was Newt, Rush et al that made it about race to the point that Newt even had to backtrack his own statements and then make it about race again the next day.
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