Two more Republican senators have thrown their support behind Judge Sonia Sotomayor, opening the door even wider for the nation’s first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court nominee.  Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) and Sen. Judd Gregg joined fellow GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina in saying they will vote for Sotomayor’s confirmation, even though Sotomayor would not necessarily be their pick for the high court. “There’s been no significant finding against her. There’s been no public uprising against her,” Bond said. “I do not believe that the Constitution tells me that I should refuse to support her merely because I disagree with her on some cases. I will support her, I’ll be proud for her, the community she represents, and the American dream she shows is possible.” Said Gregg: “Although Judge Sotomayor and I may not see eye-to-eye on all issues or share the same political ideologies, our democratic system should allow for such differences.” The announcement by the two Republican members put them in line with the majority of the American public, whom polls show would like to Sotomayor confirmed. However, the nomination is still split starkly along political lines. While Democrats continue to praise Sotomayor as an intelligent, fair and impartial jurist, the vast majority of Republicans cast her as a liberal, activist judge who’s on a mission to maker her own laws. Sotomayor Confirmation Picks Up More Steam Two more Republican senators have thrown their support behind Judge Sonia Sotomayor, opening the door even wider for the nation’s first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court nominee.  Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) and Sen. Judd Gregg joined fellow GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina in saying they will vote for Sotomayor’s confirmation, even though Sotomayor would not necessarily be their pick for the high court. “There’s been no significant finding against her. There’s been no public uprising against her,” Bond said. “I do not believe that the Constitution tells me that I should refuse to support her merely because I disagree with her on some cases. I will support her, I’ll be proud for her, the community she represents, and the American dream she shows is possible.” Said Gregg: “Although Judge Sotomayor and I may not see eye-to-eye on all issues or share the same political ideologies, our democratic system should allow for such differences.” The announcement by the two Republican members put them in line with the majority of the American public, whom polls show would like to Sotomayor confirmed. However, the nomination is still split starkly along political lines. While Democrats continue to praise Sotomayor as an intelligent, fair and impartial jurist, the vast majority of Republicans cast her as a liberal, activist judge who’s on a mission to maker her own laws.

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