Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) did not join calls from liberal activists urging Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, 69, to step down.
justice, has received calls from several left-liberal activists to step down from the Supreme Court so she doesn’t die in office.
He also said the justices should consider the larger interests of the court, but he emphasized that Sotomayor is “highly accomplished” and a “fully functioning justice right now.” Blumenthal and other Democrats have not openly called for Sotomayor, 69, to resign, but activists have begun to mount pressure for her to consider retiring under a Democratic president.
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