On the recordAugust 5, 2010
Mr. President, I close by saying as well, I think in all cases, you have to judge people not by what they say but by what they do. Clearly, the record would suggest, as it did with Justice Sotomayor, a certain hostility toward the second amendment right. Obviously, statements at the Judiciary Committee hearings suggesting an openness to this or acknowledging settled law or precedents or all those sorts of things were meaningless in regard to the Chicago case with regard to Justice Sotomayor. If we look at the long history of Ms. Kagan with regard to this issue, I think we can conclude where she is going to end up. It is a critical issue because these are 5-to-4 decisions. These are very narrow decisions that strike at the very heart of a fundamental constitutional right that people in this country deserve to have their leaders, both elected leaders and people on the Court, protect. I am very concerned about where that is headed with this nominee. I yield to the Senator from Alabama.
