(A fascinating analysis - promoted by kindler)
The witness list for the Minority members of the Senate Judiciary Committee shows that they are going after Sotomayor on two issues -- affirmative action (the Ricci v. DeStefano case) and guns. I understand going after her on Ricci -- she did join in the decision that got overruled. But I have not yet seen anything that she has said or done on the Second Amendment. I am not aware of any reason why the NRA would be standing up to say, "Judge Sotomayor has a track record of being against gun rights."
First, here's the list of witnesses:
Linda Chavez, President, Center for Equal Opportunity
Sandy Froman, Esq., former President, National Rifle Association of America
Dr. Stephen Halbrook, Attorney
Tim Jefires, Founder, P7 Enterprises
Peter Kirsanow, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
David Kopel, Esq., Independence Institute
John McGinnis, Professor, Northwestern University School of Law
Neomi Rao, Professor, George Mason University School of Law
Frank Ricci, Director of Fire Services, ConnectiCOSH (Connecticut Council on Occupational Saftey and Health)
David Rivkin, Esq., Partner, Baker Hostetler
Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Professor, Georgetown University School of Law
Ilya Somin, Professor, George Mason University School of Law
Lieutenant Ben Vargas, New Haven Fire Department
Dr. Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life
Now, what does this list tell us?
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