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Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court has become one of the most controversial nominations in decades. The following video is a brief collection of some of the testimony that has made the headlines this week.

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Thursday marked the final day of testimony for Judge Sotomayor and her final chance to address the controversy surrounding her nomination. It is not believed that any of the Republican Senators were swayed by her testimony.

The following is a transcript of Judge Sotomayor’s testimony on July 16th.

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Throughout the Sotomayor’s hearings Republicans have accused the Democratic members of entering the proceeding with their voting ballots already filled out. One quote by Senator Leahy may have best illustratedthis complaint: “The president told the American people in his Internet address back in May as a justice of the Supreme Court, you would, quote, “bring not only the experience acquired over the course of a brilliant legal career, but the wisdom accumulated over the course of an extraordinary journey, a journey defined by hard work, fierce intelligence and enduring faith in America. All things are possible.”

We bore witness of that this week. Experience and wisdom will benefit all Americans. And when you walk under that piece of Vermont marble over the door of the Supreme Court, speaking of equal justice under law, I know that will guide you. Judge Sotomayor, thank you. Godspeed.”

The following is a continuation of the transcript from Judge Sotomayor’s testimony on July 16th…

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As Judge Sotomayor completed her testamony, the Senate brought before itself a number of individuals to testify on events and issues related to Judge Sotomayor.

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As the hearings continued, one issue which raised concerns amoung Republicans is what one critic has described as Judge Sotomayor’s “…history of judging without explaining why on issues she was most likely aware may come back to haunt her.”

Former NRA President, Sandy Froman, described it to the Senate Committee (concerning one case in particular) as “It’s kind of like when I was in math class it wasn’t enough to get the right answer. You had to show your work so the professor knew that you actually worked the problem and you didn’t cheat. So you know without any explanation of how she reached her conclusion we can’t tell whether that was a legitimate application of the Constitution and the statute…”

The following is a continuation of the transcript from Judge Sotomayor’s nomination hearings on July 16th…

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The following is a continuation of the transcript from Judge Sotomayor’s testimony on July 16th…

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Moving into her second day of testimony the controversy surrounding Judge Sotomayor’s nomination continued. Republican Senator John Cornyn started the proceeding focused on what has become her most controversal statement, the “wise latina.”

The following is a transcript from Judge Sotomayor’s testimony on July 15th…

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As Sotomayor’s nomination hearings continue, Senator Kaufman attempted to reduce the damaging affect of Sotomayor’s “wise Latina” comments. Citing a number of occasions she had publicly made the same comment without criticism, the Senator pointed out that the Judge has previously made the same comment during her Circuit Court Confirmation Hearings without a single negative comment from any of the Senators who participated.

The following is a continuation of the transcript from Judge Sotomayor’s testimony on July 15th…

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