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Wow, this thread title is not the least bit melodramatic or reactionary.
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How about, "Space Lizard disguised as Obama Declares War on America's Gun Owners with Supreme Court Pick Who Likes to Kick Puppies?"
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Sotomayor cannot be nominated without those pro-gun Democrats. Even in the event they decide their loyalties lie more to the party, they may be able to bring pressure on the Administration to make concessions to the NRA
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I think there's something here, and I hope you're right.
Of course, many things are up in the air. I don't like most of what I've heard about Sotomayor or her record, but we don't know how much initiative she'll take. This promises to be a bitter confirmation fight, and if nominated, she may not want to make any waves for awhile. Souter himself turned out differently than expected.
She might accept (or find herself forced to accept) a more rational view of the 2A than she previously has. Heck, if
Maloney makes it to SCOTUS, she'll have to recluse herself anyhow.