Specter warns Bush on high court nominations
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Coltdriver
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Send a note to Bill Frist.
Millions of Americans are. Urge him not to allow specters appointment to the chair of the judiciary committee.
There is huge heat on this appointment right now. Help head him off!
Millions of Americans are. Urge him not to allow specters appointment to the chair of the judiciary committee.
There is huge heat on this appointment right now. Help head him off!
Mr. James
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Dang, Smurfslayer,
Do you write for a living? LOL.
HankB
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How did Specter vote on the Klinton AWB in 1994? Didn't he vote in favor of it?
Gusgus
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Rebar beat me to the link on Spector's site, but there has been discussion today on Philly talk radio that the original story may have quoted him out of context. Spector's office is transcribing the actual interview, and they claim the reporter twisted things around. Though I don't personally care for Spector, let's see the transcript of the interview before we crucify him.
2nd Amendment
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Based on his record I don't need the trascript to crucify him. OTOH he DOES owe Bush. And Bush is free to do as he wants for four years, meaning if spec fails to pay up Bush can make his political life truly miserable every single day of those four years. I assume Spec is smart enough to grasp that.
OTOH he DOES owe Bush. And Bush is free to do as he wants for four years, meaning if spec fails to pay up Bush can make his political life truly miserable every single day of those four years. I assume Spec is smart enough to grasp that.Spector is jewish non-believer this makes him non pro-life. Whether he is fully pro choice is another matter. There is little functional difference between him and liberman in my mind:
I found this quote:
"If Arlen Specter isn't pro-choice, the Pope isn't Catholic."
As outside my interest as it is, Bush and Frist should marginalize him immediately.
His margin of victory was low in PA, his power is low, its time to go!
If he was from Cali, NY, Ill., then I would be ok with having him on our side, but from PA he is inexcusably liberal.
I found this quote:
"If Arlen Specter isn't pro-choice, the Pope isn't Catholic."
As outside my interest as it is, Bush and Frist should marginalize him immediately.
His margin of victory was low in PA, his power is low, its time to go!
If he was from Cali, NY, Ill., then I would be ok with having him on our side, but from PA he is inexcusably liberal.
E36M3
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Senator Spector is doing more for Conservative Republicans than we might realize. He's really sparking conservative grass-roots efforts that you'll see explode throughout the state and maybe the country and maybe even work their way into the inner cities. The Jewish community is already slowly starting to "get it" a bit.
Waitone
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I'm hearin' capitol hill is swamped with callers demanding Specter be shut down.
Smurfslayer
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"Do you write for a living? LOL."
[SS] Not professionally... But, I did write over 50 emails and letters on Virginia, and Federal RKBA issues, over a dozen Letters to the editory / op-ed (I think 6 were published)... this past year...
BigG - I like your letter. I would consider one addition.
As a concerned Republican and patriotic American, I must ask you to vote against Senator Arlen Spector as a member of the Judiciary Committee. We must not allow the Republicans-In-Name-Only to thwart the will of the American people and the mandate they have bestowed upon President Bush
As a strong Republican party supporter, contributor of time, effort and money to both President Bush, and Congressional Republicans in the 2004 campaign, I was disheartened to hear Senator Specter's counsel to President Bush. Therefore, I must respectfully ask you to lead the effort to see the Judiciary committee headed by a Republican who supports President Bush's view that judicial nominees / appointees be believers in "strict construction" view of the Constitution, and that the Constitution "Means what it says" not Senator Specter's "litmus test".
Those are my few pieces of eight... Big, it's a very good letter as it is, and needs no correction, I am just commenting from my perspective. Please send it.
[SS] Not professionally... But, I did write over 50 emails and letters on Virginia, and Federal RKBA issues, over a dozen Letters to the editory / op-ed (I think 6 were published)... this past year...
BigG - I like your letter. I would consider one addition.
As a concerned Republican and patriotic American, I must ask you to vote against Senator Arlen Spector as a member of the Judiciary Committee. We must not allow the Republicans-In-Name-Only to thwart the will of the American people and the mandate they have bestowed upon President Bush
As a strong Republican party supporter, contributor of time, effort and money to both President Bush, and Congressional Republicans in the 2004 campaign, I was disheartened to hear Senator Specter's counsel to President Bush. Therefore, I must respectfully ask you to lead the effort to see the Judiciary committee headed by a Republican who supports President Bush's view that judicial nominees / appointees be believers in "strict construction" view of the Constitution, and that the Constitution "Means what it says" not Senator Specter's "litmus test".
Those are my few pieces of eight... Big, it's a very good letter as it is, and needs no correction, I am just commenting from my perspective. Please send it.
Cool Hand Luke 22:36
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BigG:
Congressional staffers open hundreds of these constituient letters per day. It's better to have the subject in the first line or so or it might be missed. I would rearrange your excellent letter as:
The Honorable Bill Frist
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
November 4, 2004
Dear Senator Frist:
As a concerned Republican, I must ask you to vote against Senator Arlen Spector as a member of the Judiciary Committee. We must not allow the Republicans-In-Name-Only to thwart the will of the American people and the mandate they have bestowed upon President Bush.
The next four years are going to shape the next generation of American history, since President Bush will have to appoint several Supreme Court Justices.
I would urge you and your fellow senators to work to quickly confirm President Bush’s nominations of conservative Supreme Court Candidates.
Congratulations to all conservative Americans who worked towards a big GOP victory in 2004!
Very sincerely yours,
Congressional staffers open hundreds of these constituient letters per day. It's better to have the subject in the first line or so or it might be missed. I would rearrange your excellent letter as:
The Honorable Bill Frist
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
November 4, 2004
Dear Senator Frist:
As a concerned Republican, I must ask you to vote against Senator Arlen Spector as a member of the Judiciary Committee. We must not allow the Republicans-In-Name-Only to thwart the will of the American people and the mandate they have bestowed upon President Bush.
The next four years are going to shape the next generation of American history, since President Bush will have to appoint several Supreme Court Justices.
I would urge you and your fellow senators to work to quickly confirm President Bush’s nominations of conservative Supreme Court Candidates.
Congratulations to all conservative Americans who worked towards a big GOP victory in 2004!
Very sincerely yours,
Thank you all. Letter sent to Bill Frist and my GA senators Saxbe Chambliss, Zell Miller, and senator-elect Johnny Izakson.
I think Pres Bush should IMMEDIATELY nominate Robert Bork or similar as a new SC Justice before the dems get entrenched.
I think Pres Bush should IMMEDIATELY nominate Robert Bork or similar as a new SC Justice before the dems get entrenched.
Straight from Specter's website -- 4 Nov
SPECTER COMMENTS ON THE JUDICIAL CONFIRMATION PROCESS
Washington, D.C. - Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) made the following comments today on the judicial confirmation process.
“Contrary to press accounts, I did not warn the President about anything and was very respectful of his Constitutional authority on the appointment of federal judges.
“As the record shows, I have supported every one of President Bush’s nominees in the Judiciary Committee and on the Senate floor. I have never and would never apply any litmus test on the abortion issue and, as the record shows, I have voted to confirm Chief Justice Rehnquist, Justice O’Connor, and Justice Kennedy and led the fight to confirm Justice Thomas.
“I have already sponsored a protocol calling for a Judiciary Committee hearing within thirty days of a nomination, a vote out of Committee thirty days later, and floor action thirty days after that. I am committed to such prompt action by the Committee on all of President Bush’s nominees.
“In light of the repeated filibusters by the Democrats in the last Senate session, I am concerned about a potential repetition of such filibusters. I expect to work well with President Bush in the judicial confirmation process in the years ahead.â
SPECTER COMMENTS ON THE JUDICIAL CONFIRMATION PROCESS
Washington, D.C. - Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) made the following comments today on the judicial confirmation process.
“Contrary to press accounts, I did not warn the President about anything and was very respectful of his Constitutional authority on the appointment of federal judges.
“As the record shows, I have supported every one of President Bush’s nominees in the Judiciary Committee and on the Senate floor. I have never and would never apply any litmus test on the abortion issue and, as the record shows, I have voted to confirm Chief Justice Rehnquist, Justice O’Connor, and Justice Kennedy and led the fight to confirm Justice Thomas.
“I have already sponsored a protocol calling for a Judiciary Committee hearing within thirty days of a nomination, a vote out of Committee thirty days later, and floor action thirty days after that. I am committed to such prompt action by the Committee on all of President Bush’s nominees.
“In light of the repeated filibusters by the Democrats in the last Senate session, I am concerned about a potential repetition of such filibusters. I expect to work well with President Bush in the judicial confirmation process in the years ahead.â
Smurfslayer
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Then the good senator should have adhered to one of the key elements of a good leader
Praise in public, criticize in private.
Specter's words were foolishly chosen, or, carefully chosen. In either case, his place is not at the head of the Judiciary for the same reason that Pat Leahy shouldn't be there. If you just read Specter's words, you don't need the press to "construe" anything, it is plainly and obviously worded.
Specter stepped in it, now, he should step down from the Judiciary.
Praise in public, criticize in private.
Specter's words were foolishly chosen, or, carefully chosen. In either case, his place is not at the head of the Judiciary for the same reason that Pat Leahy shouldn't be there. If you just read Specter's words, you don't need the press to "construe" anything, it is plainly and obviously worded.
Specter stepped in it, now, he should step down from the Judiciary.
Langenator
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The record may show him to have been supportive of W's nominees, but it also shows that he helped torpedo Robert Bork's nomination.
Personally, I would like to see Jon Kyl take over Judiciary, but I don't think it will happen. Marginalizing Specter would take political capital and while Bush has lots of that right now, he's not going to spend it taking down someone he saved during the campaign and create a Republican enemy at the same time. Bush saved Specter's butt in PA and I think there will be a payback; we have no idea what arrangements have been made between Bush, Frist and Specter -- they won't be made public knowledge. Still a 54 Senate majority without Specter would have been just fine with me.
Waitone
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Now that the senate has a new verb, to daschle, perhaps Specter will exercise due diligence before running off at the mouth. I got a feelin' Bush ain't interested in playing pattycakes.
RON in PA
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Spector doesn't have very good conservative credentials, but he's a hell of a lot better than his Dem opponent Hoeffel. Thank God he didn't get in. He's as as anti-gun as Ted Kennedy and in general a flaming liberal. Spector at least voted to keep the ASW renewal bottled-up.
Frohickey
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The thing was, we knew about Spectre's RINO-ness during the primaries. That was why he was challenged by Pat Toomey, and won after outspending Toomey by a significant margin.
If Bush and Rick Santorum campaigned for Pat Toomey, or stayed out of the primary campaign, we would have a Senator Pat Toomey, who is definitely pro-gun and a true conservative.
If Bush and Rick Santorum campaigned for Pat Toomey, or stayed out of the primary campaign, we would have a Senator Pat Toomey, who is definitely pro-gun and a true conservative.
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