Posted on 07/18/2005 8:13:56 PM PDT by mysonsfuture
ABC News Radio-10:00 CST-Bush has decided on Supreme Court nominee. Spector called to WH tonight to discuss. Expected to be "mainstream".
Yes, it's here in SF.
I hope it was from the mainstream of thinking that voted Bush in the second term.
Anyone think .. with W's long memory and loyalty .. he could revive Estrada?
I'm doing some research into her now and would agree with this assessment.
Tempermentally she lacks the outspoken temperment of a Brown or even Scalia, which is what would make people comfortable. Yet Thomas is fairly private, temperment in itself means nothing.
I'm hesitant to remark on cases until I read more than a handful, which is all I've managed to find time for so far this night.
Specter is the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, either him or Frist would be the first to know in the Senate.
If there's one thing we can be sure of, it WILL NOT be Spector.
And Magic bullets, both Italian and Scottish.BTW who cares just another chance for the elites to steal the little guys stuff under the cloak of law.
I can't find any opinions by Edith Clement Brown. that make me secure in her convictions. She was employed by "Big Oil" in the past, which you can bet will be the only opposition the libs really dredge up--she was a maritime attorney. WTF could she have done with Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre that makes her controversial? They defend big shippers in maritime cases. Nada I can think of controversial there.
http://newsmeat.com/judiciary_political_donations/Edith_Brown_Clement.php
But she sure writes like a future nominee, all right. Nothing of substance beyond the law, no opinions, no nothing. Could be a Souter, might not be. But I don't like not being sure, and I don't trust it. As a district court judge, out of more than 1,300 opinions she authored, only 17 were reversed, partially reversed, vacated or even remanded. She said at her Senate hearing that Roe is 'settled.'
According to an August 29, 2000, New York Times article, Donald B. Ensenat, Bush’s Yale fraternity brother and roommate, recommended Clement for the district court slot.
People for the American Way don't like her, but that isn't the same thing as her being conservative, especially given the stuff they're bitching about, which seem highly procedural:
http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=13514
I just don't know what to think, and that is not what I'm looking for in a SCOTUS nomination from the WH.
Scalia is a natural, but President Bush isn't going to pass up the opportunity to name the first black Supreme Court Justice. That's just the way he is. On the one hand that could be very good for us if it is Justice Thomas. But then it could be a wild card.
Your 'nobody whined before' line don't cut the mustard, because it is asking people to explain why they didn't complain about her when nobody knew who the nominee was. I bet nobody complained about Chester P. Hoofarted, either, but that doesn't mean he's a good nominee for the SCOTUS.
If she's a conservative, we want it in writing. None of this 'trust us' crap. No Sununu 'references.' The GOP has pulled that before. Souters are no longer acceptable. I'll be all for her if you can show me something that demonstrates her street cred. Until then, I'm happy folks are popping the trial balloons. No more Souters.
Attempt at self-correction. Chief Justice.
Good link. Thanks.
I don't know 'bout that. She was nominated by Republicans, and she was a prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Reading the link (it took a while to find her statements) I thought she came across very respectable. The fact that Leahy hinted she was being bought by special interest groups inviting her to Judicial Conferences was enlightening. The fact that she said she would continue to attend, despite JOHN KERRY pushing legislation outlawing such participation by Federal Judges is even MORE encouraging.
top = too.
It's late. Goodnight, all.
When you realize that Edith Jones could be on the Supreme Court in place of Souter, it almost makes one want to demand that W. nominate Judge Jones to atone for his father's visiting Souter upon us all.
I find the timing of this to be very suspicious... :-)
He may be a liberal and a RINO but he's been a republican through his whole political career.
Louisiana already has done so as well.
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