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Priority 1: Remove Specter from the Judciary (Day 2)
11-4-04 | Always Right

Posted on 11/04/2004 5:54:36 AM PST by Always Right

In Day One we established the need to remove Specter from the Judiciary. To sum it up:

1. Specter is in line to become Chairman of the Judiciary.
2. Specter yesterday showed he expects to obstruct Bush in nominating conservative judges.
3. Specter’s vision of a ‘balance court’ is the exact same rhetoric of Senator Kerry.
4. Specter will do whatever it takes to see the courts do not become conservative. Read his books.
5. Specter is a huge proponent of Rov v. Wade.
6. Specter was not elected President, but has threatened the President should he nominate conservative judges.
7. As Chairman, Specter has the power to kill Bush’s judicial nominations.

Now in Day 2, we must take action. Today’s goal is to create some BUZZ. We need to contact the conservative media, like Rush and Hannity and other radio talk shows. Contact FoxNews, Brit Hume, Tony Snow. Here’s an example:

Senator Specter’s remarks yesterday concerning Bush’s judicial appointments were disturbing. If nothing is done, Senator Specter is in line to be Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. We need a Chairman who supports our President and his judicial nominations in that position, not someone who is on record as wanting to obstruct the President’s judical appointments. This is a very critical position, and allowing Specter to become chairman would be no different than appointing Senator Kennedy. Specter’s vision of the court is 180 degrees off of President Bush’s. President Bush will have a difficult time enough getting appointments through, but it would be an insult if the biggest obstruction is getting past one liberal GOP Senator, especially one who Bush helped.

Also, provide them with links to yesterdays’s story, Specter warns Bush on high court nominations or the same story posted here on FreeRepublic, Specter warns Bush on high court nominations

We must not allow this back-stabbing liberal to veto President Bush’s victory.


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Culture/Society; Editorial; Extended News; Free Republic; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: arlenspecter; babykiller; backstabbing; gayagendalovin; liberal; rino; specter; specterspectre
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To: cicero's_son
I will look into it. I think the President and his advisors are very, very smart people. They'll do the right thing.

I think it you read post 120, you will see Specter's idea of playing ball.

121 posted on 11/04/2004 8:22:18 AM PST by Always Right
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To: Henchman
"BUSH may WANT Sphincter as Chair. Then BUSH has plausible deniability
to keep Pro-Life while retaining "moderate" abortionists in the GOP."

If that were true, I and 4 million other voters would have sat out this election.

122 posted on 11/04/2004 8:22:35 AM PST by trickyricky
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To: ConservativeGadfly
By the way, if Specter is not put in the chairmanship, the next person in line for the spot is Kyl, which would be acceptable.

Why isn't Grassley in line...and is all this in case Hatch gets nominated for the Supreme Court?

123 posted on 11/04/2004 8:24:20 AM PST by Clint N. Suhks
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To: Always Right

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124 posted on 11/04/2004 8:24:41 AM PST by Liz (The man who establishes the reputation of rising at dawn, can sleep til noon.)
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To: Clint N. Suhks
Why isn't Grassley in line...and is all this in case Hatch gets nominated for the Supreme Court?

Grassley is in line....but Grassley is also in line for to be Chairman of the Finance Committee, a critical chair that could help him bring billions to his state. Grassley has said he would take the Finance Chair, which means he can't have the Judiciary Chair too.

125 posted on 11/04/2004 8:27:48 AM PST by Always Right
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To: Liz

Thanks for the list, i fire off some new e-mails.


126 posted on 11/04/2004 8:31:50 AM PST by Always Right
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To: Henchman
"BUSH may WANT Sphincter as Chair. Then BUSH has plausible deniability to keep Pro-Life whoile retaining "moderate" abortionists in the GOP."

Exactly! It's pretty well-established that the pro-life vote helped win it for Bush. Eliminate Roe v. Wade and all of a sudden even the deep-South is vulnerable to rat candidates.

128 posted on 11/04/2004 8:48:45 AM PST by ChuckK
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To: Always Right

I'm fine with Kyl. Sessions and Chambliss may be OK too.


129 posted on 11/04/2004 8:48:47 AM PST by Clint N. Suhks
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To: Liz

savages, chall, and wxyt all were returned undelivered for some reason. Of course, might as well add rush@eibnet.com


130 posted on 11/04/2004 8:49:05 AM PST by Always Right
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To: Always Right

I think Hatch would make a fine SC justice except isn't he for stem cell research? Anyway he'd probably beat the filibuster.


131 posted on 11/04/2004 8:51:46 AM PST by Clint N. Suhks
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To: Always Right

BTTT


132 posted on 11/04/2004 9:05:28 AM PST by EdReform (Free Republic - helping to keep our country a free republic. Thank you for your financial support!)
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To: Joe Brower

Big Pro-Gun ~ Bump!


133 posted on 11/04/2004 9:06:40 AM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: Always Right; Ogie Oglethorpe; Joe Brower

I hate to say it, but one of the reasons we have this particular problem is the NRA...


134 posted on 11/04/2004 9:11:33 AM PST by OKSooner
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To: SolomoninSouthDakota

bump


135 posted on 11/04/2004 9:13:25 AM PST by reflecting (I'm reading what all of you are saying)
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To: Clint N. Suhks

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Hatch would be another SOUTER.


136 posted on 11/04/2004 9:21:00 AM PST by ConservativeGadfly (want to join the judicial nominations fight? www.fairjudiciary.com)
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To: Always Right
Senator Tells President Bush Not to Appoint Pro-Life Judges to Supreme Court
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com
November 4, 2004

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Less than 24 hours after President Bush thanked the American people for supporting his re-election bid, a leading pro-abortion Senate Republican told the president not to send up nominations of judges who are pro-life on abortion.

Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter (R), fresh from his own re-election success Tuesday, is slated to be the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee when Congress begins its next session in January.

Late Tuesday, Specter warned Bush against nominating strong pro-life advocates to succeed any retiring justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.

"When you talk about judges who would change the right of a woman to choose, overturn Roe v. Wade, I think that is unlikely," they would be approved, Specter told the Associated Press.

"The president is well aware of what happened, when a bunch of his nominees were sent up, with the filibuster," Specter said.

However pro-life groups and leading pro-life lawmakers in the Senate are encouraged by Tuesday's results -- which produced two new pro-life senators and additional votes for Bush's judicial nominees. That gives the president a better chance of stopping such filibusters.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist noted those changes when he told AP, "I'm very confident that now we've gone from 51 seats to 55 seats, we will be able to overturn this what has become customary filibuster of judicial nominees."

Specter's comments earned him a rebuke from one leading pro-life senator and may jeopardize his ability to become chairman of the judicial committee.

Sen. John Cornyn of Texas told the Associated Press, "We'll have to see where he stands," in reference to whether Specter will get the top post.

Cornyn indicated he would talk to Specter to determine whether the pro-abortion Republican will support the president.

Nikolas Nikas, general counsel for Americans United for Life, said Bush's strong election victory on Tuesday gives him a mandate to push forward with the kind of judges he appointed during his first term.

"President Bush won reelection with the key support of millions of Americans who respect the dignity of every human life," Nikas told LifeNews.com.

"I trust President Bush will use the same steely determination and fortitude he has shown on the war against terror to overcome any and all opposition to his promotion of judicial nominees who interpret the text of the Constitution rather than read into the Constitution their personal policy views," Nikas added.

Bush was credited with nominating several pro-life advocates to key federal appeals courts and the abortion advocacy group NARAL could find only a hint of support for abortion from two of the 200 judges Bush put forward.

137 posted on 11/04/2004 9:21:52 AM PST by Spiff (Don't believe everything you think.)
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To: Always Right

Bingo.

Personally, after seeing Specter BORK Sessions when he was up for a judicial nomination, I'd like to add to the Schaudenfraude fest by putting Sessions in Specter's place as the judiciary committee chairman.

Yup, that would give me GREAT satisfaction.


138 posted on 11/04/2004 9:22:44 AM PST by ConservativeGadfly (want to join the judicial nominations fight? www.fairjudiciary.com)
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To: Always Right

BUMP


139 posted on 11/04/2004 9:24:14 AM PST by PianoMan (Priority One for the new government - STOP SPECTER)
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To: ConservativeGadfly

Rush just said Specter's office is right now transcribing his statement and that Specter's so called "warning" to the President may be another media ploy. Specter will speak to issue as soon as transcript is finished. Glad to see Rush on this - as was Neal Boortz. WE ARE NOT ALONE!


140 posted on 11/04/2004 9:25:40 AM PST by Elkiejg (The Democratic Party belongs in a 3rd. world country.)
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