McCain Is a No on Sotomayor

By Keith Perine | August 3, 2009 3:57 PM | | Comments (0)

The GOP's 2008 presidential nominee, John McCain, announced Monday that he will vote against Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court.

McCain, who wanted to be the one doing the nominating, said he could not support "activist judges" in outlining his opposition in a Senate floor speech.

"I cannot support activist judges that seek to legislate from the bench," McCain said. "I have not supported such nominees in the past, and I cannot support such a nominee to the highest court in the land."

As of now, only six of the Senate's 40 Republicans have announced they will support Sotomayor's nomination. McCain was the 27th Republican senator to announce a no vote. Only seven Republicans remain publicly uncommitted. The Senate is on track to confirm Sotomayor to the Supreme Court later this week.

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