Sotomayor Comes Out As ‘Independent,’ Teases 2nd Amendment Case In Candid Colbert Interview

Two weeks after her in-depth interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor appeared on The Colbert Report last night to discuss her new memoir My Beloved World.

After a few niceties, Stephen Colbert entered attack mode, saying he’s “no fan of liberal, judicial activism.” In reference to her new book, he wanted to know why she thought we need to know this much about Supreme Court justices. “It used to be just nine, faceless white guys up there and America ran great.”

Sotomayor responded that what she wanted to convey with her memoir is that “we’re not nine, faceless people. We’re nine human beings.”

Noting her history of “self-reliance,” Colbert asked Sotomayor why she’s not a conservative. “How do you know I’m not?” she shot back. “Surprisingly enough to you, I’m not a Democrat. I’m an independent.”

Asked “what’s the most conservative belief you have?” Sotomayor answered, “I believe in the Constitution.” To which Colbert responded, “Then I believe you’re not a Democrat.”

Colbert then turned the conversation to the Second Amendment, asking if Sotomayor believes “we have the right to own any weapon that we want.”

Perhaps previewing the upcoming fight on gun control in the Supreme Court, she laughed and said, “You’ll find out soon enough, when a case comes up.”

Watch video below, via Comedy Central:

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