Wicker to Vote Against Sotomayor

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I can't say I'm surprised to learn that Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) has announced that he plans to vote against Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. I assume his conservative credentials would be at risk were he not to do so. Still, I was somewhat surprised that his rationale included her "alarming hostility" toward gun owners, as I hadn't realized that this had even been part of the debate.

You know, Sen. Wicker, I'd like to think that one can be a gun owner without being a gun nut. In fact, I think of myself in this way. I do own a gun but would never dream of joining the NRA or opposing an assault weapons ban. And yet, I am somehow supposed to take your word for it that Judge Sotomayor is hostile to me?

Personally, I don't feel like we have enough information on Sotomayor's stance on church-state separation for me to support or oppose her. She certainly seems well qualified, according to the ABA, but I do wish we knew more about how serious she was about protecting the Establishment Clause.

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