The Southern Highland Reader

STATEWIDE–Where do North Carolina’s senators stand on confirmation of the president’s supreme court nominee?

Predictably, Sen. Burr, a Republican, is dragging his feet.

From the Raleigh News and Observer:

Burr spokesman David Ward said Monday that the Republican senator wants to ask Sotomayor a few more questions about her record. Burr is scheduled to meet with the Supreme Court nominee next week.

“Senator Burr is continuing to review Judge Sotomayor’s judicial record as well as her remarks at last week’s Judiciary Committee hearing,” Ward said in a prepared statement.  “He will be able to make a more thorough assessment of her qualifications after meeting with her next week and asking specific, substantive questions to ensure that she is committed to upholding the Constitution and the rights and freedoms it protects.”

Sen. Hagan, a Democrat, is supporting confirmation, and reached back to 1998 for the vote count in which the iconic Jesse Helms supported Sotomayor’s nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which is based in New York.

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