[snopercod]

There is nothing in the Constitution that requires that the chair of the senate Judiciary Committee to be elected on a seniority basis.

There is nothing in the Standing Rules of the Senate either that I can find.

More comments tomorrow...

[Busywhiskers]

If those are the big three issues, Specter should have no role because any answers he might have would be wrong.

[ladyinred]

I was hoping on election eve that his role would be retired. Now I see he made promises to newspapers that he wouldn't support Bush's judicial nominees for endorsements. Heaven only knows what else he promised to get reelected. He needs to be flat our ignored by the President, and the GOP need to treat him as what he is, the opposition.

[janetgreen]

Thanks for all the good information, joanie. I'll get busy with calls tomorrow.

[WhatPriceFreedom?]

This is by far the best expose I have read about Specter. I agree with someone else on this thread that this should be in every newspaper in the country.

I wish Rush would read it on his show on Monday.

[Minuteman23]

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[Whispering Smith]

I guess he and Jim Jeffords can go sing duets in the Senate cloak room.

[ScottM1968]

Well said, Joanie.

[F16Fighter]

"There has been no better time in our history for a President and congress to ‘spend their political capital’ to do what is right for this republic. There has been no better time to turn a deaf ear to calls for bipartisanship (from a party that only practices such when it is to their own partisan advantage)..."

And not only should Dubya and the GOP ‘spend their political capital’ like drunken sailors, they ought to crush ANY call for "bipartisanship" while righting the ship, and imposing their long overdue conservative will upon the Party of Death.

And what of the reptilian Arlen Specter?

Yes, MUCH the blame for this despicable human being wielding ANY power within the dominant 55-strong GOP lies at the feet of George W. Bush who ignored his ideological brethren -- Pat Toomey -- in the primary. Wasn't Dubya's support of Specter over Toomey worth 1%?? Of course it was...

"It is now time to discard dangerous and liberty-erosive tradition and political protocol and, instead, elect as chairman of the judiciary committee a Constitutional scholar who reveres the genuine Constitutional definition of the judicial branch of government."

Amen, sister....

By denying Specter, this is Dubya only chance to redeem himself after having sold out Toomey

[philetus]

Specter should resign from the senate and join SPECTRE.

The powerful and ruthless criminal organisation is dedicated to gaining wealth and power though criminal schemes the involve extortion, instigation of major wars to gain power and acts of revenge.
It's leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, wouldn't stand a chance against a American rino or

He could volunteer at a abortion clinic.

[Natural Law]

Specter should be the official Senate squeegee boy.

[Bogolyubski]

What should Specter's role be? How about cleaning toilets in the Senate bathrooms? That's about all he's good for.

[Minuteman23]

Late night BUMP.

[Cedar]

FReeper "shubi" made an excellent point on another thread:

Call the RNC, Senators, & all Repub leadership--tell them you will send NO MORE MONEY to the Republican Party if Specter gets the Chairmanship!

As I said on other thread...the RNC constantly sends letters and calls for more money to defeat the liberal ideas. How can they have the nerve now to even consider letting Specter have the Chairmanship?

Everyone, make those calls and spread the word...NO MORE MONEY!

[Salvation]

Catechism of the Catholic Church and what it says about those who support abortion

What does this say about Senator Specter?

[Lloyd227]

"...and What Should Arlen Specter’s Role Be?

Well... "Official White House Ball Washer" seems appropriate (talking golf here of course!).

[Blue Collar Christian]

Well presented.

In answer to your headline; writing his memoirs.

[joanie-f]

I received the following e-mail from American Family Association this afternoon. It is not a very eloquent message, and I cannot verify the accuracy of its content, but I believe what they are claiming is a distinct possibility. And, if true, there is reason for grave concern (please read beyond the message):

____________________________________________

SENATOR SANTORUM THROWS HIS SUPPORT BEHIND SENATOR SPECTER, NEARLY ASSURING SPECTER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Dear Joanie,

It appears that the Senate will support Senator Specter as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee because Senator Rick Santorum has thrown his support to Senator Specter.

Here is what Roll Call said in a Nov. 8 article by Paul Kane: "As one GOP aide put it, Specter's ascension to the chairmanship appears a done deal 'if Santorum seems OK with it.'"

Senator Santorum needs to hear from you immediately. Ask him to stop his support for Senator Specter. Without Senator Santorum's support, the pro-abortion Senator Specter will have a difficult time becoming Chairman.

The direct line to Sen. Santorum's office is 202-224-6324. Please forward this to all your friends in PA and ask them to call.

We must not have a senator like Specter who will have a litmus test that allows only pro-choice nominees to be considered.

Thanks for calling and asking others to call.

Sincerely,

Don

Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman
American Family Association

______________________________________________

Rick Santorum is the third ranking Republican member of the senate, and Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference (which makes him leader of the election process for chairmanships). He is an influential man, whose endorsement has the power to make or break Specter’s bid for Judiciary chair.

I worked for Santorum’s first senatorial campaign back in 1994, doing much the same as I did for Pat Toomey this past April (phone calls, door-to-door campaigning, and speaking at local community/civic organizations). My husband and I attended what turned out to be his victory party at the Pittsburgh Hilton on election night 1994, when he scored his stunning, nail-biting upset victory against democrat incumbent Harris Wofford. I remember driving home from Pittsburgh in the wee hours of the next morning feeling euphoric in the belief that Pennsylvania had finally elected a young and visionary senator who would remain true to his conservative principles.

Rick Santorum betrayed those principles, and those of us who have counted on his allegiance to his conservative electorate, when he endorsed Arlen Specter in April’s Republican primary. Party politics took precedence. And, if the above warning from the American Family Association is to be taken seriously, he is about to do it again.

‘Betrayal’ is one of the most powerful words in human language. And ‘repeated betrayal’ is indelible … and irrevocable.

Even if you are not a resident of Pennsylvania … and even if you have already called Senator Frist and the nine Republican members of the Judiciary Committee … please call Rick Santorum’s office as well. Ask his office two simple questions:

(1) Do the standing rules of the senate require that a committee chairman be appointed on the basis of seniority?

(2) If not, does Senator Santorum believe that Arlen Specter, more than any other members of the Judiciary Committee, has proven his willingness to be fair and non-political, should he obtain such a position of power?

If the senator’s response to either question is ‘yes’, then not only we conservative Pennsylvanians, but all conservative Americans, have been betrayed by him yet again.

202-224-6324

~ joanie

[Minuteman23]

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[Melas]

He should not even be sitting in the US Senate

I'll tell you what I've been telling Democrats. We have elections to decide these things, your guy lost, deal with it.