Sotomayor is proof that elections matter

Gary Palmer, president of the Alabama Policy Institute, writes: “Just as the Constitution gives the President the power to nominate, it gives the U.S. Senate the responsibility to fully and publicly evaluate each nominee’s fitness for appointment as a federal judge before voting either for or against the nominee. In Sotomayor’s case, as with any federal judge or Supreme Court nominee, what Senators are expressing with their votes is their view on issues such as those above.”