Perla sotomayor confirmation

By the end of Wednesday's Senate debate over the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, her confirmation was all but certain with nearly all Senate Democrats and at least seven Republicans saying they would vote for her. President Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Court after Justice David Souter announced he would retire.

If confirmed, Sotomayor will be the third female and first Latino justice on the bench. Many Republicans, however, have expressed concern that Sotomayor would become a liberal activist on the bench.

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NewsHour Capitol correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the debate from the Hill. Quotes "I believe her view, as expressed in her panel's Maloney v. Cuomo opinion, of whether the Second Amendment applies against state and local governments is too narrow and contrary to the founders' intent. But the confirmation process is not the proper place to re-litigate this question, nor is Judge Sotomayor's judicial record on this issue outside the mainstream." - Sen Sotomayor wins confirmation 68-31 - POLITICO SOL