Posted on 07/01/2005 8:04:23 AM PDT by CWW
Will the Gang of 14's judicial filibuster compromise old?
Don't bet on it.
This is the Democrat party's worst nightmare. The moderate Justice O'Connor, rather than the conservative, retires. Justice O'Connor has personally been responsible for more 5-4 decisions on hot-button social issues than any sitting Justice (although Justice Kennedy is starting to giver her a run for her money). Examples -- Lawrence case (Sodomy); Kuhl Case (Eminent Domain); Webster (abortion), Ten Commandments, and the list goes on.
Now the democrats have a serious problem -- they have 7 party members who promised not to filibuster absent "extraordinary circumstances."
It is a near certainty that President Bush will nominate a candidate more conservative that Justice O'Connor. So, will the nomination of any pro-life nominee by definition constitute an "extraordinary circmstnace"? Clearly, the answer is "YES"!
Just wait -- the refrain from here on out is going to be that the President should appoint a moderate to replace a moderate to maintain "balance" on the Court. It's so predictable.
And the 7 Dems who agreed to the Filibuster compromise will be under unbelievable, tremendous pressure to break the deal if the President nominates a pro-life candidate. If the "Groups" (e.g., NARAL, Planned Parenthhod, PAW, ACLU, etc.) don't back you as a democrat, your political career is toast.
My prediction -- It is going to get ugly fast! For dems, too much of their liberal orthodoxy is tied up in the Court.
LET'S GET READY TO RRRRRUMBLLLLLLLLE!!!!
Oh wait, I already said that.
We need some "spine " in the senate. A conservative in the White House(I do like GWB,but he is not a conservative)and numerated rights at the Supreme Court.The good news is there are 25 conservatives in the house.
I believe that all bets are off. Demons will filisbuter any apointment from Bush.
Dealing with democrats is like dealing with terrorists. If thier lips are moving they're lying.
You KNOW the Demonrats Lied when they said they would not obsrtuct nominees. They left themselves an out they will use it and abuse it... Much blood on the horizon....
It's DOA.
The Democrats are like a frightened, cornered dog. They are going to go all out on this one.
Look for filibuster mania.
I see you logged on long enough for me to say hi.
Hi.
Tragic but historically funny, a joke for all of time.....
Bush should nominate Ted Kennedy to the supreme court. Just imagine. What would the Dems do?
Make that ALL of their liberal orthodoxy is tied up int he courts.
Small correction. O'Connor was in the minority on the eminent domain case. Replacing her with a conservative would still yield 5-4 against property rights.
President Bush doesn't lie. You can take the nomination of a strict constructionist to the bank
I predict that the unprincipled, lying, cheaters, will continue to lie, cheat, and be unprincipled.
NEWS ALERT!!!!!
We need another Justice Thomas!
Bush will not get a SC judge to that bench before his term in office expires.
Unless of course, it's someone the democrats pick for him.
You are correct. Kennedy was the turncoat on the Kuhl case.
Eminent Domain.
The eminent domain decision I believe will become part of this fight for the court.
Specifically, justices from which wing voted for it again?
If the RNC can run a successful ad campaign (one thing they are good at) portraying Democrats as the friends of home grabbing justices.
I personally think O'Connor was resigning all along and I think everyone on the inside knew it, so they fed the rumor to the press in order to well, distract them.
Nominate Ann Coulter to the Court!
Class, beauty and a great legal mind with uncompromising principles!
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