Judge Sonya Sotomayor got mixed reviews from GOP Senators today has she continued meeting and greeting with lawmakers.
While retiring Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., praised Sotomayor and proclaimed her confirmation a done deal after meeting with her today, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., was less impressed, particularly with her views concerning the Second Amendment and abortion.
DeMint said he asked if the unborn have any rights and Sotomayor responded that she had never thought about it.
“This is not just a question about abortion, but about the respect due to human life at all stages, and I hope this is cleared up in her hearings,” DeMint said after the meeting.
As for the right to “keep and bear arms” guaranteed by the Second Amendment, “She was unwilling to say the Second Amendment protects a fundamental right that applies to all Americans, which raises serious questions about her view of the Bill of Rights,” DeMint said.
