Hearing Room Clashes Could Alter Political Environment
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Monday, July 13, 2009; 1:10 PM
Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor listens to opening statements by committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (shown on video monitor) during her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee July 13, 2009. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) By Dan Balz Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings will play out against the backdrop of demographic changes that continue to alter the nation's politics. What drama exists this week is less the question of whether she will be confirmed than what the first Latina Supreme Court justice may contribute to those changing politics. Though the old adage that the justices follow the election returns may still apply, grubby politics are not supposed to intrude on the dignified proceedings of the Supreme Court. But any barrier-shattering nomination brings with it broader political implications of which Democrats and Republicans are keenly aware. President Obama's advisers said months ago he hoped to find a replacement for Justice David
