Keyes Urges Bush Not to Select O'Connor as Chief Justice

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[Happy2BMe]

Keyes Urges Bush Not to Select O'Connor as Chief Justice
By Jimmy Moore
Talon News
August 11, 2004

SPARTANBURG, SC (Talon News) -- Former ambassador Alan Keyes, who officially accepted the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Illinois this week, is challenging President George W. Bush to resist the urge to appoint judicial nominees who do not "share our reverence for our Declaration and our Constitution."

In a letter sent to members of The Declaration Alliance, a civic public policy and issues advocacy group that defends the original intent of the Founding Fathers, obtained by Talon News, Keyes warns that "pressure from Democrats and RINOs (Republicans in Name Only) is building on President Bush to nominate Sandra Day O'Connor as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and hand liberal special interests everything they want -- on a platter!"

Noting the numerous filibusters of Bush's judicial nominees over the past few years, Keyes said Bush is being urged to make "safe" appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court.

"That is, appointments the liberals will approve," Keyes exclaimed in the letter.

He warned that Bush will likely need to fill at least one vacancy in the next few months with a retirement announcement pending from conservative Chief Justice William Rehnquist.

If that happens, then O'Connor is expected to be chosen as his replacement.

"After her votes that endorsed racial preferences at the University of Michigan Law School and opened the door to legal homosexual 'marriage,' Justice O'Connor is a darling to the liberals," declared Keyes.

Turning his attention to a possible replacement on the U.S. Supreme Court, Keyes said White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales is the prime candidate to replace O'Connor if she is promoted to Chief Justice.

"Gonzales, you see, is the same man who guided the feeble, halfhearted opposition to Michigan's racial quotas -- the kind of wimpy approach that lost the case," Keyes lamented. "Friends like Mr. Gonzales we conservatives just don't need!"

Stating his belief that the abortion decision that was decided in Roe v. Wade was worse than any "jihadist terrorists," Keyes said the mission of The Declaration Alliance is to "end the kind of judicial tyranny" that runs rampant today, with controversial rulings on sodomy, gay marriage, the Pledge of Allegiance and more.

Keyes said today's judges simply "ignore the law, and rewrite the Constitution."

"And the court will grow only more liberal with O'Connor as Chief Justice and Gonzales taking her place," warned Keyes.

Interestingly, although he is running to join them on Capitol Hill, Keyes described many of the Republican members of the U.S. Senate as "RINOs" who "have no stomach to fight for conservative judges."

"In fact, 'success' to Senate RINOs would be a string of pro-abortion liberals moving sweetly through the confirmation process without the least bit of friction," Keyes asserted.

Keyes said it is these "old bull Republicans" who are encouraging Bush to "send us a 'moderate'" nomination that will be approved.

"And 'moderate,' as you well know, means liberal," Keyes explained.

Calling this potential Supreme Court nomination a "fatal choice," Keyes said it is "crucial" that Rehnquist's successor as Chief Justice "will render decisions which allow legislatures to defang the death-dealing serpent of abortion and defend traditional marriage."

Labeling O'Connor a "friend of abortion" and Gonzales as "an enemy of the pro-life cause," Keyes said both of them "cater only to the 'elite opinion,' not to the views of the majority of Americans."

Keyes added that the nominations of O'Connor and Gonzales must "be stopped before they're even made" because "Senate liberals will jump at the chance to confirm them!"

Recalling a "moderate" judicial nominee by President George H. W. Bush after having his conservative choices blocked by liberals in the Senate, Keyes said the selection of David Souter was a mistake.

"Now Justice Souter is a diehard member of the 'liberal block' on the Supreme Court," Keyes stated.

Keyes said the selection of a liberal nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court by Bush would be "suicidal to the Republican Party" because it will be a "body blow to our hopes of reversing Roe V. Wade."

Looking ahead to other forthcoming retirements on the U.S. Supreme Court, Keyes said even if Bush is reelected, the battle over judicial nominees will still be fought.

In a direct plea to Bush, Keyes asked supporters to help "stiffen President Bush's backbone to resist the Senate 'moderates' and his political advisors, and nominate only those to the Supreme Court who will strictly follow the Constitution and support life and liberty for all!"

In a "Statement Of My Principled Commitment" petition drive, Keyes applauded Bush for "sticking by [his] promise" to only "appoint 'strict constructionist' judges to the federal courts."

"Please, Mr. President, I beg of you, do not surrender your principles in this vital cause," the declaration continued. "I tremble for our country if more [liberal] justices ... are appointed on your watch."

Promising to support his nominees if they "adhere to our Constitution and the rule of law," Keyes said Bush should "hold firm" to his principles.

"May God give you courage and wisdom in this matter," the declaration concluded.

[Happy2BMe]

"Please, Mr. President, I beg of you, do not surrender your principles in this vital cause," the declaration continued. "I tremble for our country if more [liberal] justices ... are appointed on your watch."

[Happy2BMe]

The next step in denying God's sovereignty over the United States will go to these nine people . .

"The question is or at least ought to be, how can such a small, godless, minority have such influence over our courts and legislative processes?"

Answer:

U.S. Supreme Court, 2004 - The Oligarchy*

(All Your Sovereignty Are Belong To Us!)

Back Row (left to right): Ginsburg, Souter, Thomas, Breyer
Front Row (left to right): Scalia, Stevens, Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy

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Pronunciation: 'ä-l&-"gär-kE, 'O-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -chies
Date: 1542
1 : government by the few
2 : a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; also : a group exercising such control
3 : an organization under oligarchic control

sov•er•eign•ty
Variant(s): also sov•ran•ty /-tE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English soverainte, from Middle French soveraineté, from Old French, from soverain
Date: 14th century
1 obsolete : supreme excellence or an example of it
2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY c : controlling influence
3 : one that is SOVEREIGN; especially : an autonomous state

[mathluv]

I thought that she was one of the ones wanting to retire?

[sarasota]

Keyes will try to restore conservatives values every chance he gets. And he'll get a lot of face time with this Senate run.

[ZULU]

GO Alan GO!!!!

If Bush appointed that internationist liberal witch O'Connor to the Chief Justice position, I would seriously reconsider my intent to vote for him in November.

[CzarNicky]

I agree with Keyes on this, and most other things.

[Russ]

She is. This is another example of trying to make an issue where one doesn't exist.

[Happy2BMe]

""In fact, 'success' to Senate RINOs would be a string of pro-abortion liberals moving sweetly through the confirmation process without the least bit of friction," Keyes asserted."

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Yep - what he said - ping.

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This fight will really shake out the RINOs from the Bluebloods for sure . .

[ZULU]

"Gonzales, you see, is the same man who guided the feeble, halfhearted opposition to Michigan's racial quotas -- the kind of wimpy approach that lost the case," Keyes lamented. "Friends like Mr. Gonzales we conservatives just don't need!"

Sounds like a stealth O'Connor, Souter or Kennedy to me.

[M007]

I am so thankful that Alan Keyes has showed up. He is like a breath of fresh air.

[BibChr]

It's beginning?

Alan, Alan, Alan... try to remember: you are running against OBAMA. Your foe is OBAMA. You are a REPUBLICAN.

Focus. Let the enemy attack your friends. Defend them, or (maybe better) just focus on OBAMA.

OBAMA is your opponent. FOCUS, Alan, FOCUS.

Dan

[sinkspur]

Here he goes. Two days after announcing, Keyes is already going after Bush.

Tell your man to focus on Obama, EV. He's got his work so cut out for him there he can't afford to be wasting one minute telling George W. Bush how to do his job.

[Puppage]

I thought that she was one of the ones wanting to retire?

Not sure about that, but I know she recently said that the US should implement more international type laws into American law.

Yeah, because there NEVER was a problem with that in our countrys history.

[Taliesan]

As usual, whatever Alan Keyes happens to be thinking about at any given moment is what he thinks should be what the whole country needs to think about.

Keeping Kerry out of the White House is much more important than getting Keyes name in the papers. He should check with Bush-Cheney '04 before he even so much as sneezes.

[Happy2BMe]

What part of "PRO-ABORTION" do you not understand?

[Happy2BMe]

Isn't that a little like the gestapo operated?

[jimfree]

She wants to play golf and spend time with her husband. She would even be a good choice as the first woman member of Augusta if the club elects to go that way.

[snopercod]

Please, Mr. President, I beg of you, do not surrender your principles in this vital cause.

Philosophically, President Bush is a pragmatist, meaning he doesn't act on principle. He does what seems best at the moment.

I'm not slamming Bush here, just stating an observation.

[lelio]

The next step in denying God's sovereignty over the United States will go to these nine people . .

What exactly do you mean by that?

[Diddle E. Squat]

I am so thankful that Alan Keyes has showed up. He is like a breath of fresh air.

Interesting. I never considered intentionally farting in public as 'fresh air'...