6 seconds ago 2009-12-05T14:35:04-08:00
It's Sen. Jeff Sessions' turn in his first lead role as the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee -- and the battle is on. The Alabama senator is trying to paint Sotomayor as an activist, citing her onetime comment suggesting that judges make policy.
"I do believe judges must apply the law and not make the law," the nominee said today.
"I don't think it's that clear," said Sessions, as he continued to throw her own words back at her.
Sotomayor didn't flinch. She gestured with her hands. She smiled at Sessions. And she didn't hesitate for a second in responding. "Life experiences influence us, in a good way. But that's not what drives the result. The impartiality in the law drives the result," she said.
-Larry Margasak, AP reporter, Congress
