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Likely new Senate judiciary chairman warns Bush against nominating anti-abortion judges
SFGate.com ^ | 11/03/04 | LARA JAKES JORDAN

Posted on 11/03/2004 3:10:39 PM PST by CrosscutSaw

The Republican expected to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee next year bluntly warned newly re-elected President Bush on Wednesday against putting forth Supreme Court nominees who would seek to overturn abortion rights or are otherwise too conservative to win confirmation.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; antiabortion; bush43; committee; confirmation; conservative; guessagain; hollymaddux; iraeinhorn; judges; judicialnominees; judiciary; judiciarycommittee; napalminthemorning; nominating; rino; rinorump; scottishlaw; senate; specter; specterofinfanticide; unicornkiller
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To: Auntie Dem

I can afford to do that thanks to the Bush tax cut.


41 posted on 11/03/2004 3:20:27 PM PST by Stellar Dendrite (Halliburton razed the rainforests in a fashion reminiscent of Ghengis Khan -- John Kerry '04)
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To: CrosscutSaw

As I recall, this chucklehead voted AGAINST impeachment for Clinton.


42 posted on 11/03/2004 3:20:28 PM PST by wdkeller
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To: CrosscutSaw

That did it, warning the President on anything should cost this SOB his chairmanship.


43 posted on 11/03/2004 3:21:01 PM PST by tomahawk
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To: So Cal Rocket
Frist makes committee assignments... I suggest writing to Frist and suggesting that Spector be assigned to the Underwater Basketweaving Committee, and nothing else.

Senator Bill Frist
461 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3344
FAX: (202)228-1264

Web Contact Form - he doesn't have an email address. Also, he may only pay attention to your message if he thinks it is from Tennessee. It is up to you what you want to put in your contact information box.

44 posted on 11/03/2004 3:21:27 PM PST by Spiff (Don't believe everything you think.)
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To: maryz
Stab him repeatedly with a coathanger until he understands...

. . . or just suck his brains out.

Didn't somebody already do that?

45 posted on 11/03/2004 3:21:30 PM PST by Auntie Dem (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Terrorist lovers gotta go!)
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To: CrosscutSaw

Senawhore Sphincter is an idiot.


46 posted on 11/03/2004 3:21:30 PM PST by weshess (I will stop hunting when the animals agree to quit jumping in front of my gun to commit suicide)
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To: doug from upland
Under Scottish law, can't we throw his worthless rear end of the the judiciary committee room?

I seem to recall a point of Scottish law (yes! really! -- at least in the eighteenth century) mentioned by Samuel Johnson -- that if the state will not, e.g., punish the murderer of your daughter, you are entitled to do it yourself.

Hey, Arlen's the one who's so crazy about Scottish law.

47 posted on 11/03/2004 3:21:55 PM PST by maryz
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To: CrosscutSaw

"likely?" Means he doesn't have the job now? Then why would anyone give it to him? Too bad more support wasn't thrown to the Republican who opposed him in the primary. I think he's a Dem in sheeps clothing.


48 posted on 11/03/2004 3:22:07 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: CrosscutSaw

Wasn't it spector who got some interventionist support from bush when he was running against a conservative in the primary?


49 posted on 11/03/2004 3:22:11 PM PST by WhiteGuy (The Constitution requires no interpretation, only enforcement.)
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To: maryz

Brains? Spector? Please, not in the same sentence.

Who the hell does Spector think he is, trying to ruin the most magical moment thusfar of this century?

Ditch him!


50 posted on 11/03/2004 3:22:16 PM PST by Aussie Dasher (God is good)
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To: CrosscutSaw

Spector may not survive our move to the 'life' side of the road. The nation has spoken... there WILL be more restrictions to the 'abortion on demand' industry, although we probably won't COMPLETELY outlaw it in the near term.

It is not altogether clear that Spector will win the majority of the Senator's support for this position any longer...
"Who would be better?" will be the question when the Senate reorganizes... but "Who couldn't be better than Spector?" might be the better one.

Who do we have with 'gravitas' to replace this guy on the Judiciary Committee? Perhaps we could make a short list.

We won.
We may NOT overturn all aspects of abortion, but as Senator Thune says... we CAN put some further restrictions on abortion that marginalize it legally. And we will.


51 posted on 11/03/2004 3:22:19 PM PST by Robert_Paulson2 (the madridification of our election... failed.)
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To: wdkeller

"As I recall, this chucklehead voted AGAINST impeachment for Clinton."

Bush endorsed this guy? SHEESH


52 posted on 11/03/2004 3:22:25 PM PST by Stellar Dendrite (Halliburton razed the rainforests in a fashion reminiscent of Ghengis Khan -- John Kerry '04)
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To: Stellar Dendrite

I think I would have preferred the RAT candidate over Specter - and might have even voted that way if I lived there.

Specter is a jerk RINO.


53 posted on 11/03/2004 3:22:27 PM PST by TheBattman (Islam - the cult of Satan)
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To: LincolnLover

"Frist can just circumvent the committee and bring the nominee to the floor."

Huh? If that is so, why didn't he do this with Bush's Appellate nominees?


54 posted on 11/03/2004 3:22:36 PM PST by JohnG45
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To: Spiff

Just E-mailed my Senator, Frist, on this, thanks!


55 posted on 11/03/2004 3:22:56 PM PST by tomahawk
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To: Spiff
Nashville:
Office of Senator Bill Frist
28 White Bridge Road
Suite 211
Nashville, TN 37205
615-352-9411
615-352-9985 (fax)
56 posted on 11/03/2004 3:22:59 PM PST by Spiff (Don't believe everything you think.)
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To: CrosscutSaw

what happened to orrin hatch ?


57 posted on 11/03/2004 3:23:01 PM PST by kingattax
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To: LS

Hey, Trent, thanks for growing a pair about 18 years too late, you DUFUS!!


58 posted on 11/03/2004 3:23:03 PM PST by willgolfforfood
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To: CrosscutSaw
Knew this was going to happen. Frist and the leadership have to head this one off before it happens. If he gets his way on this one, the president's judicial agenda will be dealt a crippling blow.
59 posted on 11/03/2004 3:23:31 PM PST by CedarDave (Served with pride alongside the Swifties, USCG patrol boat, Coastal Division 13, Viet Nam, 1967-68.)
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To: CrosscutSaw
The Club for Growth targeted Spector as a RINO and supported his challenger in the primary, Pat Toomey. Spector narrowly won with W's active support.

Spector owes W big-time. If he repays that debt by blocking W's legitimate legislative initiatives, Spector will wind up in one of Dante's lowest circles of hell. Let's hope he has some ethical core and/or political sense, however unlikely that may seem.

60 posted on 11/03/2004 3:23:41 PM PST by Sarastro
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