Republicans Go Soft On Sotomayor ; More Time Is Needed to Consider This Nominee

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Republican senators did not cover themselves with glory in their questioning last week of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. They failed to ask questions of great relevance to public understanding of the judge's record and integrity. They owe it to all Americans to get tough enough to force an examination of whether the judge may have perjured herself during her testimony.

The questions for which Judge Sotomayor's answers are almost impossible to believe involved legal briefs on abortion cases that were filed by the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund during the 12 years Judge Sotomayor sat on its board. During eight of those years, she served on the board's litigation committee. Board minutes show that she was responsible for "reviewing and recommending a litigation program." New York Times stories describe her as "frequently meeting with the legal staff to review the status of cases" and as "an involved and ardent supporter of their various legal efforts."

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Republicans Go Soft On Sotomayor ; More Time Is Needed to Consider This Nominee

Yet Judge Sotomayor told Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, that she ...

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