Warriors News Archives - Conservatives are in an uproar over
comments by Sen. Arlen Specter warning President Bush of a filibuster of any Supreme Court
nominee hostile to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion
throughout the entire nine months of pregnancy.
Sen. Specter, who is slated to take on the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee,
denies he made any threats and says he merely noted political reality and promised to
support President Bush's judicial nominees.
(Judicial Watch is pursuing a lawsuit over the use of the unconstitutional filibusters
against President Bush's judicial nominees.)
The problem for Sen. Specter is that his record does not inspire confidence. He voted
against Judge Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court, helping pave the way for
other "Borkings" conservative nominees currently face in the U.S. Senate. He
refused to convict Bill Clinton during the Senate impeachment trial, voting
"unproved." He called Roe v. Wade "inviolate" and has been a steadfast
supporter of race-based set asides. In the area of ethics, Judicial Watch has long raised
questions about Sen. Specter's relationship with the corrupted Teamsters Union. As
chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Sen. Specter would be the senator with the single
most influence on judicial appointments. Some potential conservative court appointees
might never be nominated because of a raised eyebrow by a powerful Chairman Specter.
Senate tradition says that it is Specter's "turn" for the Judiciary Committee
chairmanship. Most conservatives say principles are more important, and federal judicial
appointments should be controlled in the U.S. Senate by someone who has a better
understanding of the proper role of the judiciary in American life
Senator Spector was the author of the
"Magic Bullet Theory". He claims that one shooter and one bullet assasinated
President John Kennedy and wounded Governor Connelly in Dallas Texas. |
