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On the recordMay 7, 2009
The test is not whether Judge Sonia Sotomayor is intelligent. You are.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn acknowledges Sotomayor's intelligence while emphasizing the importance of her judicial role.

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