Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has taken a softer approach than most of his colleagues to Sonia Sotomayor since President Obama nominated her to the Supreme Court. But now, with her confirmation hearings entering their third day, the high-ranking Republican is saying he’ll go to the mat for Sotomayor if Republicans try to filibuster her.
Of course some have been filibustered, they’ve been denied the opportunity to have an up or down vote on the Senate floor. I told you when we visited in my office, that’s not going to happen to you if I have anything to say about it. You will get that up or down vote on the Senate floor.
Cornyn’s job, of course, is to make sure vulnerable Republicans don’t lose their Senate seats, and that task is complicated when the Republican party is seen as–or is actually–hostile to Hispanics. A filibuster attempt against the first Latina nominated to the Supreme Court would probably be a major headache for him.
