I got on Senator Cornyn's email distribution list when I sent him my thoughts on Cap and Trade. This email just came in from him :bdickens wrote:I saw in the Houston Comical today that Sen. Cornyn has issued a statement that he will vote "no" on Sotomayor.
Edit: With respect, let me refer you back to this thread. Cornyn at least appeared to go into the hearings with an open mind before deciding he wasn't going to support her appointment.Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee held the confirmation hearing for Judge Sotomayor. I had the opportunity to ask Judge Sotomayor to explain some of her troubling past statements and her judicial philosophy to determine what kind of justice Judge Sotomayor would be if confirmed. Unfortunately, I cannot support Judge Sotomayor’s confirmation because she failed to convince me that, as a Supreme Court Justice, she will adhere to a restrained judicial philosophy that delivers fair, impartial, and equal justice for all. Issues of deep importance to Texans are sure to come before the Supreme Court in the coming years, like whether or not to weaken the Second Amendment right of Texans to keep and bear arms. I am also concerned that the Court will fail to protect the Fifth Amendment private property rights of Texans from cities and states that want to condemn their property for non-public uses, and that the Court will expand the right to abortion and other liberal social policies that appear nowhere in the Constitution.