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Sessions makes it official, he'll vote 'no' on Sotomayor

By David Lightman

McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Sessions, the Senate Judiciary Committee's top Republican, said Monday he will oppose the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.

"I don't believe that Judge Sotomayor has the deep-rooted convictions necessary to resist the siren call of judicial activism," he said, announcing his decision in a USA Today op-ed piece. "She has evoked its mantra too often.

"As someone who cares about great heritage of law," Sessions said, "I must withhold my consent."

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