Ovide Lamontagne: I would have voted NO
Potential Republican Senate candidate Ovide Lamontagne weighs in on the Sotomayer vote. Anyone care to guess how Judd Gregg's hand-picked successor, Kelly Ayotte would have voted, given that her benefactor cast his vote in the affirmative?
(MANCHESTER) - Ovide Lamontagne, potential candidate for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire, made the following statement today regarding the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Providing “advice and consent” on a nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court is among the most important duties facing a Senator. Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life, and they have extraordinary power. Our government is based on the principle of three separate and independent branches of government which serve as checks upon one another. Our Constitution demands this independence, and Americans expect and deserve this independence. I strongly believe that the Constitution requires that the use of that judicial power must be restrained. Put simply, judges apply and interpret the laws duly enacted by our elected representatives; judges must not make the law.
Judge Sotomayor has a truly remarkable life story which every American can admire. The child of Puerto Rican parents who spoke no English upon arriving in New York, she taught herself English and became an outstanding student at both Princeton University and Yale Law School.
Professionally she has continued to succeed and accomplish a great deal, first as a prosecutor and most recently, as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals. There is no doubt that Judge Sotomayor possesses the experience and qualifications to be considered as a Supreme Court nominee.
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