Sessions vows third GOP vote AGAINST Sotomayor

[Tx4obama]

Source: USA Today

WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he will vote against Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the Supreme Court in the committee vote scheduled for Tuesday.

In a column published in today's USA TODAY, the Alabama senator questioned whether Sotomayor would follow through as a justice on her pledge in confirmation hearings to show "fidelity to the law."

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2009-07-27-sessions_N.htm?csp=34

[FrenchieCat]

1. Surprise, surprise!

[Syrinx]

2. I really hate my senators

Especially that one.

[Skittles]

3. he may as well

he's already made a fool of himself

[Tx4obama]

4. No surprise here...

Considering how offensive Sen. Sessions was to Judge Sotomayor during the hearings it does not surprise me that he is planning on voting against her.

It is a shame though that he didn't decide to vote FOR her because if he had announced that - then he would have made the news cycle for at least 48 hours and it would have shown that he was not such a bigot and racist 'that he truly is'.

[FrenchieCat]

5. Republicans rarely surprise. And rarely suprises in the positive sense.

[No Elephants]

6. Sessions being the top of anything anywhere is a joke. Tells you how pathetic that Party is.

[Tx4obama]

7. Yeas and Nays

So far the REPUBLICAN Senators (full senate) that have stated publicly how they will vote are:

(5) For:
Lugar
Martinez
Snowe
Collins
Graham (Senate Judiciary Committee)

(13) Against:
McConnell
Bennett
Bunning
Roberts
Inhofe
Brownback
Thune
Wicker
Kyl (Senate Judiciary Committee)
Cochran
Cornyn (Senate Judiciary Committee)
Hatch (Senate Judiciary Committee)
Sessions (Senate Judiciary Committee)

http://www.demconwatchblog.com/diary/2021/sotomayor-vote-count

Edited to ADD:
The TWO Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee that have not stated how they will vote as of yet are Sen. Grassley and Sen. Coburn.
There are 12 democrats and 7 republicans (a total of 19) on the Senate Judiciary Committee, they will vote on Tuesday, July 28th, and then the vote will go to the floor for a full senate vote the first week of August.

[tomm2thumbs]

8. that was helpful thanks

for posting it

[Tx4obama]

9. You're welcome ;) n/t

[lobodons]

10. Did you notice that Graham is the only one

Did you notice that Graham is the only one from a Red "McCain" State that votes for (all other FOR votes are from Blue States) and that no Republican Votes against are from Blue "Obama" states.

[davidpdx]

14. According to your link 64-13 with 23 not declared

Since there would be no reason to force Kennedy to come, it would be 22. The other 22 are all hard core R's and will vote against her (maybe one or two might stray and vote yes, but that would surprise me). If that stands true it should be 64-35 without Kennedy.

[LiberalFighter]

17. Latinos need to move from good Democratic states to states

that have idiotic Senators to piss them off and scare the hell out of them at election time. If only that could happen.

[Tx4obama]

18. Sens. Risch, Crapo, Johanns also will vote NO

July 27th - Sens. Risch, Crapo, Johanns stated that they also will vote NO
which makes the total for Republicans voting no 16.

[Tx4obama]

19. Sen. Grassley = NO

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said today he planned to oppose the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court when the Senate Judiciary Committee votes on her nomination Tuesday.

The vote, which Grassley announced to The Des Moines Register, marks the first time Grassley will have opposed a high-court nominee in his 29 years on the committee.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090727/NEWS/90727043/1056/NEWS09

[Tx4obama]

22. 7/28/09 Vitter, Shelby, Hutchison said they will vote NO.

7/28/09 Senators Vitter, Shelby, Hutchison said they will vote NO.

[mariawr]

11. Did you expect otherwise?

He's proven himself to be very intolerant and biased.
I think she threatens him....she risen to a spot he couldn't.

[MaineDem]

12. How does one go from being rejected...

...by, I believe, a GOP Senate for a federal judgeship to being the top ranking GOP member of the Judiciary Committee? Blows my mind.

[madokie]

13. Hell I knew that all along

[L. Coyote]

15. I would be proud to have that racist vote against me. No higher rec out there!!!

You know she is going to be a great justice if this puke thinks otherwise :rofl:

[annabanana]

16. Jefferson Beauregarde Sessions the Third's vote was never a question.

Put this article down under "not-news".

[defendandprotect]

20. Bet Sessions voted for the pervert Clarence Thomas, tho -- ????

[SoCalDem]

21. What amazes me is this.. WHY is this "news"?

Just bring the vote to the floor and vote up or down.. Isn't that what republicans whined about forever..up or down..

We don't need to know "why" they will vote against her. We KNOW why..