Senate Proceeding on Aug 6th, 2009 :: 4:14:05 to 4:17:00
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Bill Nelson: through hard work and a good education, a girl from a bronx housing project can rise to the highest court in the most democratic country in the world. mr. president, i am so proud to cast my vote for sotomayor. i yield the floor mr. nelson: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from florida

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Speech By: Bill Nelson

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Bill Nelson: recognized. mr. nelson: mr. president, i thank the senator from new york for what are heartfelt words. mr. president, i was able to spend some time privately with the judge to get to know her

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Bill Nelson: from a first impression. usually in my 37 years of public life i've been able to size up a person and it to be a fairly accurate measure of a person.

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Bill Nelson: and my sense is in that private meeting that here we have a judge who will use a lot of common sense in making judicial decisions. and i think that's important. i think it's also important that a judge hav deference in the rule of law to precedent that

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Bill Nelson: has already been established, and i belie that to be the case of this judges. but since it is states supreme court, the supreme court will also have the final determination on what law does or does not say.

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Bill Nelson: and in that case, i think we not only want a judge who is extremely sharp, intelligent, well-schooled in the law, a long history in the law, common sense sense, but of moderate disposition. and i think that's what judge

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Bill Nelson: sotomayor brings to this position of the united states supreme cou. i believe that judge sotomayor will be a fair, impartial, and an outstanding supreme court justice.

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Bill Nelson: and i'm very proud that i will be able to cast my vote for her in just a few minutes. mr. president, i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the

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Bill Nelson: clerk will call the roll.