A Double Democratic Litmus Test by Terence P. Jeffrey Posted Aug 17, 2005 Will a Republican President ever again name a non-stealth conservative to the U.S. Supreme Court? Or will liberal Democrats succeed in imposing not one, but two, Litmus tests on Supreme Court nominations? The first prospective Litmus test is that Democratic presidents, deferring to the liberal base of the Democratic Party, will name only publicly pro-abortion justices to the Supreme Court. The second prospective Litmus test is that Republican presidents, preferring to avoid a major political brawl with the liberal base of the Democratic Party (and their allies...