CWA: Let Left Fumble Filibuster Folly     9/26/2005

Washington, D.C. – Concerned Women for America (CWA) urges President Bush to ignore the left’s predictable threats to filibuster his next Supreme Court nominee. Selecting the right Supreme Court nominee must not be jeopardized by unprincipled partisan threats.

“Unless the President nominates Howard Dean, Barbra Streisand or Al Gore, the Democrats can be expected to filibuster,” said Jan LaRue, CWA’s chief counsel. “Any nominee who thinks the text of the Constitution should be taken more seriously than a supermarket tabloid is filibuster fodder. It isn’t about the nominee—it’s about the President. And the seven Republicans in the ‘Gang of 14’ need to remember that.”

Democrats are demanding their version of a “mainstream” nominee to replace Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Those who oppose Judge John Roberts’ confirmation as the Chief Justice have lost all credibility when it comes to opposing the next nominee.

“We need another nominee with a strong record that proves it’s the Constitution that must weigh in the balance, not policy-making poorly disguised as judging,” LaRue added. “Several outstanding jurists fit the bill, including Judges Janice Rogers Brown, Michael McConnell, Edith Jones, Emilio Garza, Michael Luttig, Priscilla Owen and Samuel Alito, to name a few. The President should let it be known that if his opponents reject his first pick, they won’t be seeing any acceptable ‘moderates,’” LaRue concluded.

For Information Contact:
Demi Bardsley
(202) 488-7000, ext. 1020
media.cwfa.org

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