One Democrat to Oppose Kagan
July 31st, 2010 admin
(Jonathan H. Adler) Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) has announced he will vote against confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. He is the first Democrat to come out against her. Nelson’s decision marks the first time a Democrat has crossed Obama over a Supreme Court nominee. The president’s first pick for the high court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, won unanimous Democratic support — plus backing from nine Republicans — when the Senate confirmed her last year. Nelson waited until late in the process to decide whether to back Sotomayor. This time, he said he wasn’t comfortable giving Kagan the benefit of the doubt. “(I) have heard concerns from Nebraskans regarding Ms. Kagan, and her lack of…
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