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Sen. Arlen Specter pledged on Monday not to oppose Supreme Court nominees just because they are anti-abortion as the moderate Republican fought to keep alive his bid to head the Senate panel that oversees judicial nominations. "Absolutely not, and it's not just what I'm saying — I have done it. I have not applied a litmus test, and have voted to confirm pro-life judges," he said in a television interview. But conservative critics kept calling for someone other than the Pennsylvania senator to be Judiciary Committee chairman in the newly elected Congress, and other Senate Republicans said little or nothing...

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...

JORDAN: Senator, you didn't talk about the Judiciary Committee, it is something you are expected to Chair this January. With 3 Supreme Court Justices rumored to retire soon, starting with Rehnquist, how do you see this unfolding in the next couple of months and what part do you intend to play on it? SPECTER: You know my approach is cautious with respect to the Judiciary Committee. I am in line, Senator Hatch is barred now by term limits and Senate Rules so that I am next in line. There has to be a vote of the Committee and I have...

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....

What can be done to get Specter off the Judiciary Committee? Can it be done, what are the rules? Anyone but Arlen... Cornyn would be great.... Here's a good article on this....http://www.nationalreview.com/carney/carney200411031005.asp