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Federalist Founder Supports McCain
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| Jennifer Rubin
Posted on 02/02/2008 1:29:05 PM PST by moderate_conservative
Steven Calabresi, Professor of Law at Northwestern University (http://www.law.northwestern.edu/faculty/fulltime/Calabresi/Calabresi.html) and co-founder of the premiere conservative legal organization, The Federalist Society, who previously backed Rudy has now endorsed John McCain. In an e-mail to me he explained:
I have endorsed Senator McCain and think he would be an excellent president because he is tough on foreign policy, committed to spending restraint which is the key to small government, and because he has consistently voted for good judicial nominees in tough fights like Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. I am not troubled by his role as a member of the gang of 14 because I think the compromise he forged got us cloture on Roberts and Alito and produced three excellent lower court judges: Bill Pryor, Janice Rogers Brown, and Priscilla Owen.
Conservative legal scholar and former Solicitor General Charles Fried, another ex-Rudy supporter, also informed me that he immediately, readily and enthusiastically switched to McCain after Rudy dropped out.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: calabresi; conservatism; elections; endorsement; federalist; federalistsociety; gop; justice; mccain; mccaincalabresi; republicans; scalia; stevencalabresi; supremecourt; vote
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To: Clara Lou
Steven Calabresi is co-founder of the Federalist Society!
To: gruna
Bork yourself and vote for Hillary and her liberal records.
To: moderate_conservative
There is more to “small government” than fiscal restraint. It includes regulatory restraint as well. That is actually limiting regulation to the prevention of individual/corporate actions that pose a substantial threat to the public health and safety. It is to restrain the misuse of regulation as a populist hammer to implement the tyranny of the majority - using force to exact a public benefit or require certain correct behaviors or thoughts. It is also restraining federal power to the legitimate relm delegated authorities actually enumerated in the Constitution.
I don’t see that McCain has embraced this concept at all.
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posted on
02/02/2008 2:33:31 PM PST
by
marsh2
To: Fast Ed97
Maybe you're wrong. A "Gary Lawson" is a donor of McCain's campaign.
here
To: SUSSA
What “great American” was THAT?
85
posted on
02/02/2008 2:40:32 PM PST
by
GVnana
To: Cicero; wastedyears
The Federalist Society doesn't endorse candidates or engage in any other sort of political advocacy. This is just Judge Calabresi's personal endorsement. Robert Bork, another major Federalist Society figure, endorses Romney.
I'm a member of the Federalist Society myself, and I'm certainly not in the bag for McCain. I was leaning toward Giuliani after Fred Thompson dropped out, partly because Giuliani is the only candidate who bothered to speak to the Federalist Society Lawyer's Convention. The president of my chapter supports Huckabee, while the vice president supports Paul.
In short, Calabresi's endorsement shouldn't be taken as the endorsement of the Federalist Society.
To: moderate_conservative
If you get your wish, and McCain is the Republican nominee, I won’t have to vote for Hillary, because she’ll have it in the bag without my vote. Conservatives won’t vote for McCain, and liberals will drop him like a hot rock as soon as it’s safe for them to do so.
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posted on
02/02/2008 2:42:54 PM PST
by
gruna
To: moderate_conservative
Excuse me Mr. President, can I tag along? Sure John, we need everyone we can get.
Statesman wanna-be John McCain speaks...
When it comes to Reaganism, I was right there leading the way...
...well, I was a foot soldier in that battle.
I don't share John McCain's goals for this nation. Do you?
We need to make those tax cuts we helped push through permanent!
Yes John, whatever you say, but you fought them in the first place.
It's too bad there isn't a twelve step program for politicians like John McCain
I know one thing to be certain. The White House is no place for his recovery.
88
posted on
02/02/2008 2:44:00 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(McCain: RNC will adore him. Get ready for McCain day in photos & Prayer threads. Oh the humanities!)
To: The Pack Knight
Thanks. Presumably, also, members of the Federalist Society are in the same boat we are—looking for the best candidate out of a pretty lousy bunch.
89
posted on
02/02/2008 2:44:08 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: moderate_conservative
You asked:
"Is immigration more important than 'pro life' legislation?" No, but the president does not initiate pro-life federal legislation, and Romney WOULD sign such legislation in the very unlikely event that any could come out of Congress in the next one or two presidential election cycles.
This issue does not differentiate between McLama and Romney, although the issue of immigration clearly does.
90
posted on
02/02/2008 2:45:31 PM PST
by
JustTheTruth
(Say "NO!" to Socialism in America!)
To: The Pack Knight
There you go with more of those facts conservatives always like to throw around!
91
posted on
02/02/2008 2:45:50 PM PST
by
gruna
To: moderate_conservative
92
posted on
02/02/2008 2:46:55 PM PST
by
bmwcyle
(What is the American voter thinking?)
To: Matchett-PI
"You have to fight for what you believe."
When was it ever not so?
93
posted on
02/02/2008 2:46:59 PM PST
by
GVnana
To: gruna
Confused is not the right word. Inattentive is more accurate.
The point is the same, whether it a post with upteen links or cute graphics, its irrelevant.
To: moderate_conservative
Fine. You can have your minority party. We’ll start a new conservative party. Have fun.
95
posted on
02/02/2008 2:50:51 PM PST
by
B Knotts
(If McCain wins, we lose.)
To: Ben Ficklin
Those links lead to useful information. That’s why gitmogrunt posted them to a newbie, I’m sure.
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posted on
02/02/2008 2:51:37 PM PST
by
gruna
To: JustTheTruth
The issue differentiate them! According to the National Review, "
Mitt Romney has been pro-choice on abortion." (
source: National Review)
To: moderate_conservative
I think we’re officially beyond the point of meaningful endorsements and into the phase of the bandwagon jumper. I fail to see how Queeg qualifies as a Federalist in any regard.
98
posted on
02/02/2008 2:53:02 PM PST
by
Petronski
(I didn't leave the GOP. The GOP left me.)
To: moderate_conservative
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posted on
02/02/2008 2:54:02 PM PST
by
gruna
To: moderate_conservative
Nope. Prof. Lawson teaches at Boston University.
http://www.bu.edu/law/faculty/profiles/fullcvs/full-time/lawson_g.html
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posted on
02/02/2008 2:54:31 PM PST
by
Fast Ed97
(Trad Catholic supporting a Mormon for Prez!)
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