Posted on 11/09/2004 6:50:40 PM PST by ImpeachActivistJudges
What's the objective?
1) Thomas/Scalia for Chief Justice
2) Miguel Estrada to replace Rehnquist
3) Janice Rogers Brown to replace Sandra O'Connor
4) Ted Olsen to replace Stevens
5) Confirm the 15 pending nominees to the Appeals Courts
6) Continue to appoint conservative judges who will respect the law rather than impose their personal beliefs.
Will Specter help or hurt this objective?
Specter is opposed to strict constructionist judges on principle. The best we can hope for is that Specter will honor his commitment to give the President's nominees an up or down floor vote with a "I wouldn't do this except I made a promise; I might vote against them on the floor" type of endorsement. At worst, he will do as he said after the election and help the Democrats sabotage conservative nominees.
It is a lot easier to get rid of Specter now than after he becomes Chairman and stabs the President in the back.
We need a Chairman who will actively campaign for the President's nominees.
Action Plan
1) Split the Judiciary Committee 11 to 8 majority, and possibly 12 to 7 to reflect the new make up of the Senate. Add Thune and/or Coburn to judiciary. If Specter and/or Hatch request appointment to a different committee, then another two conservatives can be appointed to Judiciary. Senator First plays a key role in the Committee split and in appointments to the Committee.
2) Convince John Kyl to run against Specter. If Kyl runs, he will easily win a secret ballot given the Committee membership. Grassley is another possibility but he is not going to give up the Chairmanship of Finance. The Republican committee members vote for the Chairman using a secret ballot. Then the entire Republican caucus also votes for the Chairman in a secret ballot.
3) Change "Advice and Consent" rules so that filibuster is not allowed for judicial appointments. Only 50 votes are needed because Cheney will break the tie. You don't need Specter, McCain, Chafee, Snow, and Collins. The Republican Senate Caucus will meet before the next Congress begins in early January and work on the Senate Rules.
4) Confirm the President's nominees no matter how loud the Democrats squeal. Don't expect Kennedy, Schumer, Durbin, Leahy, Feinstein, Feingold, NARAL, People for the American Way, NAACP, and the ACLU to play fair.
"Welcome back, Senator Specter," said Elizabeth Cavendish after the election, interim president of Naral Pro-Choice America.
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I don't know if I want Scalia to be chief. He's so good where he is. I like Thomas for chief.
By the way, Specter makes me ill. Ok , what am I supposed to do?
Specter, thy name is treason.
Ping (I'd make Clarence Thomas CJ)
Is Miguel Estrada pro-life or a anti-life?
Estrada is considered a good choice.
I say that based on the fact that James Dobson of Focus on the Family recently endorsed him strongly over Alberto Gonzales.
( I believe it was on Stephanopoulous' show this past Sunday)
Miguel Estrada is thought to be more pro-life whereas Alberto Gonzales is thought to be more supportive of abortion/infanticide.
Excellent.
It is my understanding the caucus vote is secret if requested by 11 Senators, but the committee vote is open. I don't think that will make a huge difference, unless the members are really intimidated by Specter. I hope they aren't that wimpy.
Correct. Scalia seems to interpret "strict constructionist" as accomodating New Deal novelties in interpretation.
We need some more Original Intent in the mix.
Sometimes I think Scalia punts back to the US Congress, without amply protecting the ppl. In other words, he is adamant about limiting judicial meddling into legislation, but not always as willing as I might like to restrain the other two branches. I'm no expert tho. Anyway, I like his rants and I don't want him to have to curb that. He's a good justice.
I like this action plan. Does everybody clearly understand that the rulings of the SCOTUS since the 1950's have made disastrous changes in our culture? Just one example:
The pornography industry exists only because the SCOTUS legalized it every step of the way, beginning with the first issue of Playboy. Those disgusting popups on your computer screen are there because of SCOTUS.
IMO, we should impeach at least four of them.
I like your list.
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