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The Democrats will try to prevent the appointment of any of these people. Sometimes I think the Dems are trying to refine the practice of stalling confirmation, with the ultimate objective of preventing GWB from making ANY appointments to the Court. If they can run out the clock in 3 and a half years, that's what they'll do.

I don't believe this is how this will play out. I do not believe that the Senate, nor the public will allow this to occur - delaying filling a retirement on the USSC.

Why? In my opinion because of the eminent domain case. I'm not saying that abortion, etc are not valid issues. But the government taking private property and giving it to another person strikes a common nerve with many people - perhaps most people.

I do not believe the selection of federal judges should be politicized, BUT, Republicans can turn the Dems on their head. How? By maintaining that there needs to be strong conservative judges to protect the public from Democrats that support taking your private property and giving it to big business.

I honestly believe that Kelo v. New London has Dems scared. Really scared. Politicizing the court may indeed come back to bite them in the arse.

CWW and Congressman_billybob, I send this to you because I respect your comment in all things legal.

I agree with both of your central points. First, the Kelo case has really angered Joe Six-Pack. There are many horrible decisions on the Constitution in recent years. But this one is, by far, the easiest to understand AND the one that potentially attacks the interests of everyone who owns a home or rents an apartment, or just hangs his/her hat in a double-wide.

I also agree with your point that the Democrats will be unable to delay the game until the clock runs out. Joe Six-Pack will also understand a deliberate delay in the filing of a Supreme Court vacancy.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column: "Franco is Still Dead, So Are the Democrats"

The public won't allow it, the people won't stand for it---I've heard this a lot. Wish I believed it. Besides, the Dems don't care what the people want. They hear what they want to hear, and for every one of us who phones or writes, there's a DUmmy phoning or writing the opposite.
And then there's the invertebrate Republicans in Congress...