Posted on 11/10/2004 2:06:25 AM PST by Always Right
Our Resolve:
Whereas, liberal Senator Arlen Specter is in line to be Chairman of the Judiciary Committee.
Whereas, liberal Arlen Specter has a stated litmus test against pro-abortion judges.
Whereas, liberal Arlen Specter has stated he will fight against conservative judges
Whereas, in the past liberal Arlen Specter has helped defeat great judges like Robert Bork,
Whereas, the Democrats have loaded the Judiciary Committee with extreme liberals such as Kennedy, Feinstein, Leahy, and Schumer.
Whereas, liberal Arlen Specter is in a position to turn our huge and historic election victory into a defeat by killing the nomination of all decent judges,
Be it resolved, that we will do whatever it takes to get liberal Arlen Specter off the Judiciary Committee!
Updates:
11-10 Update: The media is trying to tell us that the outrage over Specter's arrogant threat is dying down. However, inside reports are telling us Senate staffers are still busy full time answering anti-Specter callers. Phone lines are busy and angry voters are having a difficult time getting through. Ignoring the media spin, the outrage isn't about to die. It is important to note that NOT ONE member of the Senate Judiciary Committee has come out in support of Specter. Senator Cornyn, Kyl, and Graham have expressed serious concern, and are waiting to see how it plays out. Believe me, these Senators share our same concerns and the Phone Calls are having an impact! If one Senator is going to come to Specter's defense, it will likely be Senator Hatch. Outside of Hatch, I don't anticipate Specter getting too much support. Specter is not out of hot water yet and we are not about to turn down the heat.
Thomas Sowell: "It would be a tragedy for him to become chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he could mangle nominees, and in the process mangle the Constitution of the United States."
6 More Years?: Specter defenders are saying Specter will be a good soldier and if he does screw up we will oust him. But how? Once Specter is in, he is in. Senate leadership isn't going to pull some unprecedented and undefined action to remove Specter. Specter will be Chairman for the next 6 years assuming the GOP controls the Senate. Bank on it. Now Specter may play good soldier for a year, maybe two. But what about years 3, 4, 5, and 6? Specter is going to go back to his old self, there can be no doubt. Is the smooth sailing in the short term really worth it? I think the balance of the Supreme Court will be decided in those later years when we will see the real Arlen. Is the short-term fix worth the long term risk?
Specter Still Not in the Clear: Fox News story and video! Fox did a story on the hundreds of web based efforts to stop Specter. If you watch the video, the second site that is flashed up is FreeRepublic! According to the video, the White House is not going to help Specter, but leave it all up to Specter. The effort to stop Specter is still going strong!
11-9 Update: The response to this effort has been extraordinary. Senators have reported they have been getting more calls about Specter than anything this year with the exception of gay marriage. Don't be discouraged by speculation from talking heads or people are fearful of backlash. There is a process for selecting the chairman and the process is just getting started. I fully expect the initial selection to follow protocol and select Specter. The GOP leadership will leave it up to the members of the Judiciary to make a switch. On November 17th, the GOP judiciary members get to decide if one of them is going to challenge Specter. Even if none of them decide to challenge in an open vote in committee, it still has to be confirmed by the whole GOP caucus. If 11 Senators decide they want a closed vote on the Chairmen selection, they will have a closed vote and Specter can be thrown out at that time. Any talk that someone knows how this process will play out is total BS. Keep up the pressure! They are conservative Senators out there that will make a stand.
The GOP leadership seems to be taking a stand that they are going to leave it up to the Judiciary Committee members. For those who claim it is a done deal, let's see where they stand:
Sen. Cornyn: "We'll have to see where he (Specter) stands."
Sen. Jeff Sessions: Was a judge 'borked' by Specter from the federal bench back in the Reagan era. Likely would oppose Specter given an opportunity.
Sen. Graham: "The original comments attributed to Senator Specter were very unnerving…. His statement clarifying his position is reassuring, and I hope we will work our way through this."
Sen. Kyl: Indicated in an interview he would be the one to challenge Specter, but will have to wait to see what happens. Said the calls to his office were about 1000-1 against Specter.
This doesn't sound like a done deal. Keep up the Pressure folks!
11-8 Update: We are in a critical week. A fellow Freeper has informed me that there will be LOTS of activity this week. The Committee on Committees will be formed and important committee assignments will be made. There will be one or two new spots on the Judicial Committee for the GOP. These spots must be filled by rock solid conservatives. Frisk of course will be a key player here, and so will Senator Kyl. E-mail and fax them and tell them the kind of committee members we need. They will also make initial selections on who the committee chairmen will be. I assume they will follow the seniority rules, but they probably don't have to. The actual GOP Judicial Committee members will meet and vote on their Chairman next week, November 17. If someone in the Committee wants to challenge for the Chairman's job, it will be done there. A final vote on committee Chairmen will be done later by all the GOP Senators.
*****URGENT: Things are happening now! Committee assignments, initial Chairman selections. Keep Sen. Frist and Sen. Kyl informed that we want Conservative appointments on Judiciary and no Arlen Specter.
Karl Rove's Comments: "What I do know is that he told the president that, if he, Senator Specter, were to become chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, that every one of the president's nominees would receive a prompt hearing, a vote in the committee within a reasonable period of time, and that his appellate nominees would all be brought to the floor for an up-or-down decision on the floor. And we're in — Senator Specter's a man of his word, and we'll take him at his word if he becomes chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee."
One thing to note, Rove said 'if' not once, but twice! Something tells me Specter is not out of the woods. However, Rove and Bush seem to put too much faith in Arlen Specter's word. But which Arlen is telling the truth, the one who promised Bush or the one who promised his liberal media friends that none of Bush's extremist judges would be approved to the Bench?
My Question: Why is Specter, a man who opposes everything the GOP stands for on judicial nominations, even on the Judicial Committee???? It really makes no sense.
James Dobson: "There are many, many members of that committee that are more qualified and less of a problem than Senator Specter....He is a problem, and he must be derailed."
11-7 Update: According to an information from an interview on Concerned Women for America website, the GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee meet on Wednesday, November 17 to vote on who they select for Chairman. This is an open vote so everyone on the committee will know where they stand. There needs to be someone to CHALLENGE Specter for the Chairman's role. Anyone on the committee would be far superior to Specter. Grassley has removed himself from consideration, but Kyl or Sessions seem like good candidates. We must contact their offices of ALL the GOP committee members and plant some seeds and get some feedback on this. We only have 9 days left on this.
Focus: Drafting a CHALLENGER to Specter - E-mail, fax, phone GOP Committee Members! - Only 9 days left tell they vote! Any feedback you get from any Senate office is appreciated.
Once each committee selects their Chairman, all GOP Senators vote up or down on these Chairmen in a closed vote. Details on when this happens are not known. It is important to contact your GOP Senator's office and voice your opposition to Specter. They will get to vote on it!
Keep up the Good Work: We are being heard! Numerous stories out there prove that we are making a difference.
Grassley somewhat defends Specter: Grassley came out yesterday and told us we don't need to worry about Specter. Not exactly a strong endorsement. His reason, "you know, he led the fight to confirm Justice Thomas, and he's been behind all of the President's appointments the last four years." Really? Specter hindered the nomination of Leon Holmes and expressed serious doubts about him. Specter's position meant that Holmes went up for a vote without a recommendation from the Judiciary Committee. And for Justice Thomas, Specter supported Thomas out of political necessity. Specter was taking a beating for what he did to Robert Bork and was facing a tough re-election. Specter was forced to redeem himself or would have been voted out of office. Specter is not a wild card here, even before last's week press conference where Specter warned Bush about his nominees, Specter has made in position clear during this election. Seeking Post-Gazette's endorsement, Specter went to their editorial board, and promised that no extremists would be approved for the bench. Extremist judges in Specter language are those like Scalia.
Watch out for Specter: Specter knows he is in trouble. Specter is going on the talk show circuit to make his case. Don't buy into his BS. Specter will point out that he has supported Bush's nominees. He voted for Thomas. He voted for Scalia. Of course, so did Senator Kerry and 96 other Senators. Like Senator Kerry, Specter wants to maintain the liberal balance on the court. They will only support a conservative judge if it does not threaten Roe v. Wade. Senator Specter says he doesn't have a litmus test. But just ask Specter what he would do if the court were divided 5-4 on abortion. I am 100% convinced Specter would pull out any and all stops to make sure a pro-abortion judge is appointed. The more I learn about Specter, the more I see that protecting Roe v. Wade is his number one priority. This is why Specter will do and say ANYTHING to get the Judiciary Chairman assignment. Specter is a snake, when he goes to pat you on the back watch out for the knife in his hand. Specter flat out hates social conservatives and 'strict constructionist' judges. Specter is a 'living document' guy.
Ann Coulter was Right: Back in April, Ann warned us that the election between Toomey and Specter was the second most important election of the year. In hindsight, it must be concluded that Ann was dead on. Specter was worthless in helping Bush carry Pennsylvania, but now will be a big thorn in our side on getting judicial nominees confirmed.
Allies:
Coalition for a Fair Judiciary
National Right to Life Committee
Focus on the Family
Confused Conservatives:
Petitions on the Web:
We Want a Strong Leader on the Senate Judiciary Committee - GOPUSA
"New Pro-Abortion Senate Judiciary Chair?" - Voices Heard
Arlen Specter MUST NOT become Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. - nospecter
Pull chair out from under RINO Arlen Specter - Conservative Petitions
Petition to Republican Senators Opposing the Election of Senator Arlen Specter - AFA
THE FAIR JUDICIARY OATH - Coalition for Fair Judiciary
On-line Petition - gopwing.com
Latest News Stories:
NEW! An ominous Specter - Thomas Sowell 11-10 Part II
NEW! Specter Still Not in the Clear - Fox News 11-9
NEW! Spat over Specter may be subsiding - Pittsburg Post-Gazette 11-9
NEW! Conservatives target Specter - Washington Times 11-9
NEW! GOP Senators Struggle with Specter Chairmanship Focus on the Family 11-9
NEW! Under Fire, Specter Gets Only Tepid White House Support NY Times 11-9
NEW! Why the Specter flap matters - Boston Globe 11-9
The Left's View on Specter - Limbaugh 11-9
Specter Campaign Crumbling - Human Events 11-8
Senate Chairmanship in Question for Specter - NPR 11-8
Specter Opponents Pressing Senate Leaders - AP 11-8
A Specter of Trouble - OpinionEditorials 11-8
Specter: "I not only voted against Bork, I led the charge aGrassroots PAgainst him." - Grassroots.PA 11-7
Specter says he won't slow anti-abortion court nominees - CNN 11-7
Arlen Specter - "Bork" Him - Intellectual Conservative 11-6
Judges Following No Law (why Arlen Specter must go) - ****Robert Bork, 8-12-04
Keep Arlen Specter off chair of Judiciary Committee! - WND 11-6
Who's spinning? Specter or reporter? - WND 11-5
All eyes on Sen. Specter - Washington Times 11-5
Conservative wing raises fuss over Specter's views - New York Times 11-5
Specter faces battle for Judiciary chair - Washington Times 11-5
Sen. Specter Ignites Firestorm of Opposition - NewsMax 11-5
Suffering Specter - Pittsburg Tribune Review 11-5
Specter's Remarks Trigger Protest - Focus on the Family 11-5
Lawmaker wants Grassley on judiciary panel - Des Moines Register 11-5
Specter 'Borked' Himself from Senate Judiciary Committee - Concerned Women for America 11-5
Pro-Life Pray-In Planned to Stop Specter - CNSNEWS 11-5
Will Specter Chair Judiciary? - Human Events 11-5
Thank You, Arlen - National Review 11-3
GOP Sen. Specter Vows to Block Bush's Nominees - NewsMax 10-29
The Northeastern Liberal (Kerry and Specter, two peas in a pod.) - Evan-Novak 3-11-04
Background:
Actual Transcript of News Conference Wherein Specter Threatens Bush's Judicial Nominees
Specter's "Clarification" of his Threats to Pres. Bush's Judicial Nominees
Another Soros Specter Connection (The Bush-Soros Pick)
SPECTER SLAMS CONSERVATIVES IN CAMPAIGN LETTER, ATTACKS PRO-LIFERS, CHRISTIANS
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Specter = Kerry (from 'The Northeast Liberal' - Evans-Novak)
Bork's approach to reading the Constitution was too "narrow," and Bork didn't appreciate it as "a living, growing document" in Specter's words. Don't forget this is the man in line to chair the Judiciary Committee next year.
Yes, Democrats were sending tax dollars to abortion clinics, and Republicans wanted to add a condition to that money. If an abortionist wanted to abort a minor's unborn child without the parents' knowledge, he could reject the federal funding.
One more detail: the notification rule was waived in the case of "medical emergencies," a broad term which went largely undefined. Still, Kerry and Specter agreed that this was too restrictive. Taxpayer funding for abortionists ought to come with no strings attached, the two concurred.
Neither Senator could point to deficit reduction as their rationale-the bill simply shifted the money to domestic federal programs.
Then, on the fifth roll-call vote of the year, Kerry and Specter helped defeat a pilot program for school choice for poor families only. The provision came with authorization of new funds, and so it could not be accused of draining the public schools.
On that same day, the two voted hand-in-hand a number of times against the GOP leadership to protect the lawyers.
Specter, of course, changed his tune on tax cuts last year (during a time of budget deficts), when Pat Toomey announced his primary challenge.
George W. Bush thinks he can win Pennsylvania. He seems to think having Arlen Specter on the ticket below him will help. Trying to convince voters to vote for Bush and Specter will be a tough row to hoe, especially when it comes to explaining his positions on taxes, cloning, school choice, the life of the unborn, and the direction of the federal courts. Kerry and Specter would be the more natural pair for voters to choose.
Pennsylvania Republicans have a chance this April 27 to help the Bush campaign in the Keystone State have a clear coherent message on life, the strength of the military, and federal budget.
Otherwise, Bush will need to explain why Kerry's positions the wrong ones for a president to take, but just dandy for a senator.
Snowe and Collins are moderates. Chaffee is to the left of them.
But alas, as is always true up there in New England, if we didn't have them in those seats, the alternative would be outright communists. They are the best that we can get and we all know it.
We all want a solution to Specter, guy, but don't go too far. Any organization, even a political party, composed entirely of yes men is not good. I don't think we object to Specter in the party. We object to him having critical power.
For the Record, by Arlen Specter: "I never 'warned' the president about anything."
Wall Street Journal ^ | November 10, 2004 | ARLEN SPECTER
Posted on 11/10/2004 9:18:58 AM EST by OESY
REF: http://www.aclj.org/trialnotebook/read.aspx?id=39
"Either Senator Specter got the message that he should not be tinkering with the President's judicial nominees, or another senator will have to serve as chairman of this important committee. Advice and consent does not allow for obstruction. It simply allows for an up-or-down vote. All senators, including Senator Specter, need to realize that the Constitution rests the authority to nominate and appoint judges with the President, and the Senate's role of advice and consent should mandate an up-or-down vote on each of these nominees."
Proper emphasis, in bold, added.
Dear Senator: Thank you for serving. I apologize for this request. I am sure you have many more requests with which to deal.
Please do not permit Sen. Specter to Chair the Judicial Comm. His view, that the US Constitution is a living changing document is in total conflict with our system of government. The Constitution must be strictly construed.
The basis of our laws, the Constitution, may not be changed by Judges, but by an Amendment, as stated in the Constitution. Specter's refusal to appoint BORK a Federal Judge speaks right to the point.
Thank you. I know you will do the right thing.
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Or email the Pro Abortion Devil Himself: "Payback for BORK". arlen_specter@specter.senate.gov
Specter does not want to hear the will of the people. His mind is closed and so are his ears. Lookup your Senator at www.senate.gov. If he / she is a Republican, let them know you participated in the BUSH Revolution for Regime Change from Leftist, Democratic obstructed Congresses.
This is his second term:
Why would he care?
Mega-Bump! I emailed the Senators - thanks for the links!
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The voice on the other end said, "What is the patient's name and room number?" "Sarah Finkel, room 302." "I'll connect you with the nursing station."
"3-A Nursing Station. How can I help You?" "I'd like to know the condition of Sarah Finkel in room 302."
"Just a moment. Let me look at her records. Mrs. Finkel is doing very well. In fact, she's had two full meals, her blood pressure is fine, she is to be taken off the heart monitor in a couple of hours and , if she continues this improvement, Dr. Cohen is going to send her home Tuesday at noon."
The woman said, "What a relief! Oh, that's fantastic... that's wonderful news!" The nurse said, "From your enthusiasm, I take it you are a close family member or a very close friend!"
"Neither! I'm Sarah Finkel in 302! Nobody here tells me crap."
So where is the official GOP repudiation of Specter if he lacks the decency to step down from the nomination?
The White House has made their position known, and that is it is up to the Senate to decide Committee appointments and chairmen. The Senate Leadership is taking a similar position, that it is up to their Committees who their chairman is. It looks like the buck stops in the Committee as everyone else is punting. I think it is politically smart for the White House to defer Senate business to the Senate. Whether the Senate Leadership should step in may be another story.
Where did Specter vote on partial birth abortion?
During the Clinton years, Specter voted against the partial birth abortion ban. I believe during the Bush years, he voted for it. Which shows you the Character of Specter. When his vote was crutial, he is pro-abortion. When his vote is meaningless, he will throw in a few pro-life votes. During the Clinton years, a few more votes were needed to override Clinton's veto. During the Bush years, Bush was gonna sign the bill and there was no way to stop it.
"Why is Spectre even on the Judiciary Committee?"
Where would you rather have him?
Transportation?
Armed Services?
Finance?
Where could he be put and NOT endanger the President's programs?
I guess you could say, Specter voter against Partial Birth Abortion before he voted for it.
dubyaismypresident posted an analysis on another thread which I thought was cogent enough to share here:
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Now: I don't know the end game but since they aren't asking us to stop it must mean they like what we are doing
The Senate is protecting the power of all their chairmen and the Senate itself. You can bet that after this stupid boner they don't want him near that chair.
Do you honestly think they any political party or politician is going to save one loud mouth jerk who just ticked off millions of their voting base? If they do they are much to stupid to beat Hillary in 2008.
But they don't want to be seen as not respecting the Rules of the Senate especially seniority. These rules are very necessary to maintain order.
They don't want to been seen as jumping to quick. They don't want to be seen as caving in to a special interest group but rather conceding to the will of the majority of their constituents.
That's why it important for you to make the calls to your own senators as well as to Frist and the other committee members.
As for the President he is playing it very smart . The Senate is the only one that can legally deal with this.
Now the President can exert tremendous pressure but he has to be very careful because only the members of the Senate Republicans can actually do this.
If he takes sides and Specter still somehow gets the seat he can kiss his chance of getting any nominees through that committee goodbye.
This is why you see seemingly mild or neutral support from the administration. If Specter loses they will probably get someone they would much rather have. If he wins they can still say you owe me.
If we keep the pressure up the Republican Leaders of the Senate will go to him and say look this thing has gone too far we can't help you. Then basically make him an offer he can't refuse. He'd be totally insane to force them to actually vote him out on the floor.
132 posted on 11/10/2004 2:54:23 AM CST by mississippi red-neck
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1275994/posts?q=1&&page=101
Feel free to quote me whenever you like :-)
Thanks for continuing to post these thread, AR.
Please, if you would, add G Gordon Liddy to your Allies list. He has been encouraging his listeners all week to send in their calls and emails. I havent been to his website, but he said on the air that he has links of info and a list of contact info for the Senators to write/call.
I received a generic e-mail reply from the first time I wrote Frist. A couple of days had lapsed.
I personally like these comments by mississippi red-neck:
"Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House, Bob Livingston, Speaker of the House, Trent Lott, Majority Leader Of the Senate, Don Nickles, Majority Whip of the Senate.
All these fine men gave up their positions of great power voluntarily to keep from hurting the Republican Party, the House and Senate.
They didn't want to force their colleagues to have to do it.
Arlen Specter by not offering to do the same after causing this firestorm has shown what kind of man he is.
He has thumbed his nose at the President, the Republican Party, the voters and his fellow Republican Senators. He has put his arrogant thirst for power ahead of all.
Do you really think a man like this will care what anyone thinks once he's given the seat of power?
Keep the heat on. This jerk has to be sidelined in a corner somewhere. They can give him a seat on a less critical committee."
84 posted on 11/09/2004 11:48:51 PM CST by mississippi red-neck
;-D Keep coming out with stuff like that and I will!
"I personally like these comments by mississippi red-neck:"
ME TOO, Cedar! I think I reposted his comments on another thread and was looking for them to place them here, so I'm glad you found them.
We got some really smart folks here at FR, dont we??
Yes, we do.
And I agree totally with his comments--Specter should respond as Trent Lott responded.
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