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To: oceanview

Wrong.

In some political circles across Arizona, Sandra Day O'Conner was known as a pro-choice Republican. Obviously, that word never reached the right people. Even though Reagan did promise to appoint the first SCOTUS opening to a woman, this was a bad decision based on poor advice. Reagan received that boneheaded advice from Meese and Scultz on O'Conner and sadly, the rest is history.

Anthony Kennedy was a pro-life Republican, before he was nominated. He received endorsements from every major pro-life/right to life group in America. After several years on the high court, Kennedy started to pal around with the wrong crowd. He fell in with the liberals. Now it appears he's a pro-choice Republican. Just like Ike wasn't happy with Earl Warren, Nixon wasn't pleased with Warren Burger, and Bush41 wasn't satisifed with David Souter, Reagan wasn't satisfied with Anthony Kennedy.

Reagan did get to appoint Scalia to Justice and Rehnquist to Chief Justice. Two outsatnding picks. Reagan also made an attempt to get a solid conservative named Robert Bork on the SCOTUS. Ted Kennedy and Arlen Specter fought him all the way and Reagan lost that battle. How Roberts and Alito will turn out 10-20 years down the road isn't clear. History has a way of fooling around with good intentions.


382 posted on 02/25/2007 3:03:58 PM PST by Reagan Man (FUHGETTABOUTIT Rudy....... Conservatives don't vote for liberals!)
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To: Reagan Man

whatever the explanations, the results are not in dispute. A pro-life Reagan sent 2 of 3 pro-Roe justices to the SCOTUS, a pro-life Bush 41 sent 1 of 2.

republican presidents don't send litmus test justices up for SCOTUS - they can't be confirmed anyway. they send constitutionalists (when they get it right, as Bush 43 has, regardless of the case outcomes). and yes, pro-choice republican politicians can and do support constitutionalist judges.


384 posted on 02/25/2007 3:15:50 PM PST by oceanview
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