Posted on 09/13/2005 10:22:57 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
More surprises from Alan Dershowitz.
As I posted yesterday, in comments on Court TV, Dershowitz made clear he believes Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided and that the right of privacy does not extend to abortion.
Today, Dershowitz offered up these two comments:
1. He would like W to nominate GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah to the Supreme Court, calling Hatch "a true conservative and not a statist."
2. He was been very impressed by Roberts' testimony and thinks that he is also a true conservative, which he meant as a compliment.
Interesting, no?
A year or two ago the "best" rapper was white, the best golfer was black, and the Germans did not want to go to war..This stuff out of Dershowitz is in the same category..
Maybe so. I have no idea how Alan thinks. He's a media hog.
Hatch would make a MUCH BETTER JUSTICE than he does a POLITICIAN. He is a KNOWN quantity, a conservative and anti-abortion. BUSH could do worse. IMHO the only negatives are his age and the fact that Derchowitz has endorsed him.
Could Dershowitz be embarking on the long overdue defection of the Jewish left for morally clearer and friendlier pastures?
Hard to say. He's got a book regarding the 2000 presidential election and how SCOTUS "stole" it from Al Gore.
He should have nominated one to fill the O'Connor vacancy.
After all, Ramadan is right around the corner, and imagine the political bonus points he could score!
*eye roll*
In all honesty, your suggestion-putting all sarcasm aside-is not too far from the truth, unfortunately.
I don't really think so in Dershowitz's case. He remains an issue on the substantive issues. Thus, for example, he remains explicitly pro choice. It's just that as a self respecting professor of constitutional law, intellectual honesty compels him to recognize that Roe was a legal abomination
Agreeing with judicial strict constructionism regardless of personal belief seems Conservative to me.
Agreeing with judicial strict constructionism regardless of personal belief seems to lean Conservative to me.
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