Fourth Circuit in danger of liberal take over
Yep, I’ve been writing about this danger on SA and the South Carolina Appellate Law Blog for some time. Now, the Washington Times is picking up on the theme.
December 19, 2006
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December 19th, 2006 at 10:40 am
The Washington Times calls for GWB to appoint moderate, confirmable judges. I think it’s a good idea only if one takes the Dems at their word.
That’s a big if. They’ve shown themselves to be in the pocket of special interests, at least when it comes to judicial nominees (see the memos left on the shared computer), and no doubt NARAL, NWLC, et al., will pressure them to stall until the 2008 election.
PFAW and the ABA can paint anyone as the reincarnation of Chief Justice Taney, as long as they feel that it’s in their interest to do so. I predict a nominee from the White House in the mold of Judge Jordan, Neal Gorsuch, or Bobby Shepherd who nonetheless ends up getting the Michael Wallace treatment (a “pre-Borking” by the ABA) just so that the Dems can keep the seat open in ‘08.
Considering the history of the Fourth Circuit and Jesse Helms, the standard of “fair play” that the Senate will adopt will probably be extremely low.
December 19th, 2006 at 11:28 am
This is just more reason why conservatives are foolish to acquisce to the liberal notion that the Courts are the final arbiter of the Constition, rather than demanding that the elected branches perform their coequal duties to render judgmment on the Constitutionality of laws.