Judges Following No Law (why Arlen Specter must go)

Hudson Institute ^ | Aug 12,2004 | Robert H. Bork

[montag813]

Robert H. Bork is a distinguished fellow of Hudson Institute

ROBERT BORK SHOULD BE A "DISTINGUISHED" CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE US SUPREME COURT

Were it not for one man...ARLEN SPECTER

JUSTICE FOR BORK! JOHN KYL FOR JUSTICE CHAIRMAN!

[First_Salute]

Bump.

[spycatcher]

Robert Bork had his legacy stolen from him. Arlen Specter should now have a collapsing legacy exposed for all America to see.

[SuziQ]

Taking action through authentically constitutional means to prevent yet another constitutional travesty shows greater respect for the document than standing by while five of nine justices chisel into the tablets of the law the caprices of the elite class to which they respond. An amendment preventing one instance of judicial depredation would at least represent a democratic choice--indeed a choice by supermajorities, given the requirement of a two-thirds vote in each house of Congress and then ratification by three-quarters of the states.

Excellent point!

[SuziQ]

How old is Bork? Could he be nominated again?

He's in his 70's as another post mentioned. I don't know if he'd want to endure the process, but then, he'd be ready this time for what they'd be dishing out. I would love to see it just to watch the libs get their knickers in a twist!!

[ppaul]

Arlen Sphincter

[JSteff]

Yeah that was my thought too. Would sort of be a great exclamation point to the election victory.

I also think that he needs to make Clarence Thomas Chief Justice. That would really seal the deal. He handled himself real well at the hearings last time.

Comparing it to a lynching was brilliant.

[snopercod]

I like Bork, but I'm with George Will on this one. The single purpose of the U.S. Constitution is to limit government.

If we open it up to other purposes, it will be the end of the Republic.

[Rocky]

Wouldn't it be sweet if Robert Bork helped to keep Specter out of the chair?

[spycatcher]

Looks like Judge Bork is going to help Bork Specter

[spycatcher]

Bork-backs are a bitch!

[Catholic and Conservative]

Arlen Specter said:
My Senate record of independence has demonstrated my willingness to break with my party. I had no hesitancy to oppose Judge Bork where I was convinced he was far outside the constitutional continuum or mainstream because his insistence on "original intent" presented a real threat to constitutional construction representing the consensus values of our society.
(http://specter.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=446)

Limit the damage that Arlen Specter can do: call or write to the other members of the Judicial committee and urge one of them to run against Specter for the chairmanship. Any of the other Republicans would be better than Specter. The two with the most seniority are Grassley and Kyl.

Senator Charles Grassley: Senate Judiciary Committee Member
[More seniority than Specter, but currently chairing Finance]
http://grassley.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
202-224-6020 (fax)
515-284-4069 (fax)
202-224-3744
515-284-4890

Senator Jon Kyl: Senate Judiciary Committee Member
[Next in seniority after Specter]
Email: http://kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Fax: (202) 224-2207
Phone: (202) 224-4521
602-957-6838 (fax)
602-840-1891

Senator Orrin Hatch: Senate Judiciary Committee Member
202-224-6331 (fax)
801-524-4379 (fax)
202-224-5251
801-524-4380

Senator Mike DeWine: Senate Judiciary Committee Member
202-224-6519 (fax)
614-469-2982 (fax)
202-224-2315
614-469-5186

Senator Jeff Sessions: Senate Judiciary Committee Member
[Specter voted against a federal judgeship for Sen. Sessions]
202-224-3149 (fax)
334-244-7091 (fax)
202-224-4124
334-244-7017

Senator Lindsey Graham: Senate Judiciary Committee Member
202-224-3808 (fax)
864-250-4322 (fax)
202-224-5972
864-250-1417

Senator Larry Craig: Senate Judiciary Committee Member
202-228-1067 (fax)
208-343-2458 (fax)
202-224-2752
208-342-7985

Senator John Cornyn: Senate Judiciary Committee Member
202-228-2856 (fax)
512-469-6020 (fax)
202-224-2934
512-469-6034
http://www.cornyn.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm


Senator Saxby Chambliss:
DC Phone: 202-224-3521
DC Fax: 202-224-0103
http://chambliss.senate.gov/Contact/default.cfm?pagemode=1


Other Republican Leaders:

Majority Leader: Bill Frist
http://frist.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorFrist.ContactForm
Email: bill_frist@frist.senate.gov
fax: 202-228-1264
phone: 202-224-3344
615-352-9985 (fax)
615-352-9411


Assistant Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
Email: mcconnell.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm
Fax: (202) 224-2499
Phone: (202) 224-2541
502-582-5326 (fax)
502-582-6304


Senate Republican Conference Secretary: Rick Santorum
Email: http://santorum.senate.gov/emailrjs.html
Fax: (202) 224-0604
Phone: (202) 224-6324
412-562-4313 (fax)
412-562-0533


Senate Republican Conference Vice-Chair: Kay Bailey Hutchison
(moderately pro-abort)
Email: http://hutchison.senate.gov/e-mail.htm
Fax: (202) 224-0776
Phone: (202) 224-5922
214-361-3502 (fax)
214-361-3500


National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair: George Allen
Email: http://allen.senate.gov/index.cfm?c=email
Fax: (202) 224-5432
Phone: (202) 224-4024


President George Bush
202-456-2461 (fax)
202-456-1414
Email: president@whitehouse.gov


Vice President Dick Cheney:
Phone: 202-456-1414
Fax: 202-456-2461
Email: vice.president@whitehouse.gov

[swilhelm73]

Good article.

I wish he had mentioned the need to appoint better judges though. Unless the Republicans in the elected branches of government are willing to fight tooth and nail with the leftists in the courts, and they most certainly are not, our only hope is to change the make up of the courts.

I only demand two things from Bush and the Republicans for both my vote and my activism on their behalf;

1) Prosecute the War on Islamism to its fullest.

2) Appoint strict constructionist judges, especially to the Supreme Court.

Everything else is, if need be, negotiable. Both the imperial judiciary and the Islamists are pledged to destroy our society and form of government (though in different way, obviously). These are fights we cannot afford to lose.