WHAAA! :cry:
Conservatives demand GOP delay Sotomayor vote
By Alexander Bolton
Posted: 06/25/09 02:36 PM
A coalition of more than 100 conservative activists has called on Senate Republicans to delay a final vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor until the fall.
The group has called on GOP senators to use every tactic at their disposal to hold up the confirmation process until September.
“The confirmation debate and the final vote should occur is September and Republicans should ensure that happens, to allow the American people to engage in this debate,” said Manuel Miranda, chairman of the Third Branch Conference, which includes groups such as the American Conservative Union, Americans for Tax Reform, Focus on the Family and Concerned Women for America.
The Third Branch Conference polled its members in recent days and found unanimous desire among more than 100 conservative activists and leaders to press Senate Republicans for a delay.
“This issue is bigger than partisan politics; some of the statements Sotomayor has made should be of concern to everybody,” said Mario Diaz, policy director of legal issues for Concerned Women for America.
Members of the coalition will begin writing letters to Senate Republicans and contacting them through other means Friday.
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