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Senator Tells President Bush Not to Appoint Pro-Life Judges to Supreme Court Email this articlePrinter friendly page by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com Editor 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...

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....