Posted on 09/17/2005 9:43:37 AM PDT by HapaxLegamenon
Roe's Influence on the Choice of the Nominee Candidates > Jones | 06:14 PM | Tom Goldstein | Comments
Second, and directly relevant to the President's ongoing process of selecting a nominee to replace Justice O'Connor, the article attributes to "[s]ources close to the White House" the fact that Edith Jones "is no longer under serious consideration." The reason "in part" is "concerns that her strongly voiced views against abortion would alienate Collins, Snowe, and other Republican moderates."
(Excerpt) Read more at sctnomination.com ...
You and me both. Doesn't nixing all pro-life judges create a de facto "litmus test"?
You may hope it's not true, but if even moderate Republicans won't vote for her, there's no sense nominating her.
We need a more stealth candidate who we think will vote against it, but whose public utterances can't be used against her. Or him.
Let's hope that doesn't happen.
Roberts replacing Rehnquist + moderate replacing O'Conner = Wash
If this is the case, then it is time to purge the pro-aborts from the Republican Party. It would be better if these seats were Dem. The realignment of the parties' political axis and regional strengths must continue. These quislings undermine the mission of the party (which for some of us is not merely to win elections to get jobs for our buddies).
But We CONTROL the Senate. That should be the end of the questioned.
I agree. But with Spector, Snowe, Collins etc, do we really have a majority?
Has Bush Disappointed us yet as far a Court nominations! NO! Things are going to be just fine!
This is wishful thinking by the pro-death crowd.
Justice Ann Coulter.
Correct, Peach.
POTUS will nominate a strict constructionist/Constitutionalist without a long paper trail.
Demcorats already know that 'strict constructionist and Constitutionalist' are code words for "conservative."
We control the Senate, but if we can't get the votes, even among our moderate Republicans, there's no way the nominee will be accepted. It's unfortunate, but there it is.
And for those freepers who say they will never vote for a Republican again (for various reasons), this is a case in point why it's so important to not only maintain our majority, but increase it.
I too hope it is not true.
I would love a front seat for those hearings!
Unfortunately we do not control the Senate. The Democrats + Democrats-in-GOP-clothing (Specter, Snowe, Chafee, et al) form a solid majority in that chamber.
No, but Souter wasn't a disappointment either until he was already on the Court.
I like Roberts, its seems he is going to be great, and while I like Bush, this "lets not p-off Spector, Snowe, etc", seems too close to his "new tone" style which never wins us anything.
There, I have vented, hopefully it will turn out well.
Any names or sources on potential nominees?
Note that this article is dated June, so things could be different now.
POTUS will thread the needle and make 99% of us happy. He is NOT going to make a Souter mistake like his father. GW is not a POTUS that can be pushed around, coerced or intimidated.
Most everyone is thinking he will HAVE to nominate a woman, and for sure a minority. Janice Rogers Brown comes to mind...lol.
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