Posted on 11/04/2004 11:21:57 AM PST by churchillbuff
ARLEN SPECTER MUST BE STOPPED: STOP HIM NOW [Kathryn Jean Lopez] A few readers have already told me they have e-mailed Bill Frist and/or their senators. The more I think about it, this election is not over—there is unfinished business. As you know, Arlen Specter warned the president yesterday, in the press, that he will have a litmus test for judges if Specter is judiciary chair, a foregone conclusion as far as most are concerned. Fact is, folks, HE IS NOT JUDICIARY CHAIR, but there will be elections in the Senate in the coming days which could very well make him judiciary chairman.
Conservatives, as we have seen, won this election. Many of you personally played no small role in that. Why should Republicans stifle their conservative base by putting Arlen Specter in as judiciary chair? There is no reason. If there was some deal cut that he would be judiciary chair, it seems to me he broke it yesterday.
Some might want to give him the benefit of the doubt. (Not me.) Maybe Specter just wanted to keep the liberals who supported his reelection bid off his case, so he issued his warning to the president on the day of his victory (and a very conservative victory across the nation, at that). Fact is, we only know what he says. And I, for one, will take him on his word.
So, simply put, Arlen Specter cannot be judiciary chair.
If you agree—if you agree that good men and women cannot be kept off the Supreme Court because they are against abortion (disqualifying, for starters, any faithful Catholic, many evangelicals, Muslims, automatically…)—call and e-mail Bill Frist (and your Republican senators, if applicable) today. I’m pretty certain an overwhelming outcry from conservatives in the next few days is the only way Arlen Specter can be kept from becoming a huge obstacle.
So get to work. Frist’s number is 202-224-3344.
P.S. I'd congratulate Frist on his great wins in the Senate, too!
FYI RE SPECTER [KJL] Here is the Philly Inquirer story on the Specter press conference yesterday. It doesn't mentionrelying on the AP version of the story, so one might assume that the paper interpreted this for themselves: Specter, as presumptive chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, suggested that he would block any Bush nominee to the Supreme Court who opposed abortion rights. Reiterating his position that a woman's right to choose is "inviolate," he said overturning Roe v. Wade today would be akin to trying to reverse Brown v. Board of Education, the court's 1954 landmark desegregation decision. Barring unforeseen GOP objections, Specter, 74, should assume the committee chairmanship in January. He also sent an unsubtle message to the White House that he expects nominees for the federal bench to be of the highest caliber, and took a critical swipe at the stature of the current court. Posted at 12:52 PM
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Anything ever come of that?
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This is true, i heard about it today, we must stop that sore loser. He is upset that Bush won. a wolf in sheeps clothing, put somebody else on the judiciary chair.
Oh I think Specter stepped in a little too deep this time. I am glad to see the movement is building. Reports have it that Frist's office is getting bombed with calls and e-mails.
Sorry Arlen, no chair for you.
Is Frist the guy that makes the decision? What about our own Senators?
Let's go beyond Frist! I am e-mailing every member of the Senate GOP Leadership. You can find a link to all of their sites here: http://republican.senate.gov/
Let's get to it folks. If Specter takes the Chair of the Judiciary Committee, Tuesday's win will be a little hollow!
I say trade one PA Senator for another...Rick Santorum would be ideal to head the judiciary!
VA here - Just freeped Sen. Warner And Sen. Frist
Can someone explain the process of how a chairman is picked. I seem to remember they are chosen by secret ballot of the committee members. I think that was implemented a few years ago, to keep people from being chairs forever. Anyone know the specifics, it would be helpful.
Thanks.
President Bush needs to appoint him "Ambassador to Al-Queda"
or "Al QaaQa"
Assume Frist has a backbone...
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