WASHINGTON — Leading GOP senators on Sunday passed up the chance to stifle racially charged criticism of Sonia Sotomayor by fellow Republicans as the party worked on a strategy to oppose the Supreme Court nomination.
Sotomayor said in 2001 that her experiences as a Hispanic would lead her to better decisions than a white man.
"I think that she is a person who believes that her background can influence her decision. That’s what troubles me,” said Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee. Although he would prefer that they not call Sotomayor a racist, he said, "people have a free right to speak and say what they want and make the analogies that they want.”
by the associated press
Sotomayor said in 2001 that her experiences as a Hispanic would lead her to better decisions than a white man.
"I think that she is a person who believes that her background can influence her decision. That’s what troubles me,” said Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee. Although he would prefer that they not call Sotomayor a racist, he said, "people have a free right to speak and say what they want and make the analogies that they want.”
by the associated press
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