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Specter will back Roberts for court
The Washington Times ^ | 21 September 2005 | Charles Hurt

Posted on 09/20/2005 6:38:25 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter announced his support yesterday for the nomination of federal Judge John G. Roberts Jr. as Supreme Court chief justice.

"After listening to Judge John Roberts testify for nearly 17 hours and then hearing from 31 witnesses -- some for and some against his nomination -- I have decided to vote to confirm him to be chief justice of the United States," Mr. Specter said in a speech yesterday on the Senate floor.

Although Mr. Specter is the panel's top Republican, his support for the conservative jurist was not a foregone conclusion. The Pennsylvanian often bucks his party and famously opposed the 1987 nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court, leading to its eventual demise.

The committee will vote on Judge Roberts' nomination Thursday. Republicans say they expect the vote to follow party lines, although several Democrats maintain that they are still considering the nomination.

(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arlenspecter; johngroberts; justiceroberts; rino; scotus; specter; ussenate
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Who has the smelling salts?
1 posted on 09/20/2005 6:38:26 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
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To: Aussie Dasher

does any one have a preliminary head count?


2 posted on 09/20/2005 6:39:19 PM PDT by Perdogg
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To: Aussie Dasher

I'll believe it after the votes are cast.


3 posted on 09/20/2005 6:39:34 PM PDT by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: Aussie Dasher

He'd be a damn fool not to...


4 posted on 09/20/2005 6:39:57 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?)
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To: Aussie Dasher

Roberts really has these guys snowed.


5 posted on 09/20/2005 6:40:34 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Aussie Dasher

What a guy!
/s


6 posted on 09/20/2005 6:40:39 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (I'm just sitting here on the Group W bench.)
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To: Aussie Dasher

Mr. Specter was quoted as saying he believed that Judge Roberts was very competent in the intricacies of Scottish Law, and that he was therefore qualified to serve on the Supreme Court.


7 posted on 09/20/2005 6:42:09 PM PDT by RWR8189 ( Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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To: Aussie Dasher

When is the vote?


8 posted on 09/20/2005 6:43:24 PM PDT by since1868
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Arlen stuck his finger in his nose to see which way his breath was blowing and it came out "go, you're safe"

Leni

9 posted on 09/20/2005 6:44:00 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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"Who has the smelling salts?"
What smelling salts? Kennedy is in need of restoratives, 86 proof and higher.
10 posted on 09/20/2005 6:53:29 PM PDT by GSlob
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Although Mr. Specter is the panel's top Republican, his support for the conservative jurist was not a foregone conclusion

Specter is not a Republican and the only forgone conclusion is that he probably won't support the President's next choice which is the more crucial one. Specter will lean towards not upsetting the "balance" of the court which of course is pathetically unbalanced if you actually consider the Constitution as a guide. Specter will not IMO support a true Constitutionalist as the next choice.

11 posted on 09/20/2005 6:54:51 PM PDT by Archon of the East ("universal executive power of the law of nature")
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I sincerely hope that Senator Nelson of Florida votes nay.

It would help us here immensely in 06, but I predict that old Ben knows this, and that he will vote for confirmation.


12 posted on 09/20/2005 6:55:41 PM PDT by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: Aussie Dasher

Oh Arlen, Isn't that just special of you ..."


13 posted on 09/20/2005 6:56:31 PM PDT by Babu
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To: Perdogg

Specter = Aye
Reid = Nay


14 posted on 09/20/2005 6:57:16 PM PDT by deport
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To: deport

Bacus(D-MT) = Yea
Nelson (D-NE) = Yea


15 posted on 09/20/2005 6:59:50 PM PDT by Perdogg
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To: wagglebee
>> I'll believe it after the votes are cast. <<

He'll vote for Roberts. It's a conservative replacing a conservative so the court status quo is maintained and Specter's precious Roe v. Wade stays intact no matter how Robert votes.

Once Bush selects a pro-life nominee to replace pro-choice O'CONNOR, however, Specter will gear up for BORKIN' TIME!

The back-stabbing RINO is all too predictable.

16 posted on 09/20/2005 6:59:55 PM PDT by BillyBoy (Find out the TRUTH about the Chicago Democrat Machine's "Best Friend" in the GOP : www.nolahood.com)
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To: Aussie Dasher
The Pennsylvanian often bucks his party and famously opposed the 1987 nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork...

As often is the case with RINOS.

18 posted on 09/20/2005 7:02:00 PM PDT by luvbach1 (Near the belly of the beast in San Diego)
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To: MinuteGal
Arlen stuck his finger in his nose to see which way his breath was blowing and it came out "go, you're safe"

Yeah, I'd say that's about right. Man, a freaking Republican feels he has to announce to the world that he's actually voting for a nominee from his own party! Unbelievable!

20 posted on 09/20/2005 7:13:06 PM PDT by Obadiah
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