After 25 Years of Work, Conservatives Demand Their Justices

[Thom Little]

Why did John Roberts Jr. glide through the Supreme Court confirmation process while Harriet Miers' nomination disintegrated, never even getting that "up-or-down vote" the Republicans say all nominees are entitled to?

Hint: The real answer does not mainly involve gender, IQ, school credentials or cronyism. Instead, the past six months of Supreme Court politics have taught a clear lesson in the unrequited yearning of President George W. Bush's core constituency.

For 25 years, Republican conservatives have pushed to fill the federal courts, particularly the Supreme Court, with judges who share their philosophy: limited federal powers, protection of private property, opposition to abortion and affirmative action and support for so-called traditional values.

With the presidency and the Senate on their side, this committed and valued wing of the Republican Party was unwilling to settle for a nominee who was not a predictable vote for their agenda. They had labored too long and endured too many bitter disappointments. Now the politics and the opportunity aligned perfectly, and they would not be denied.


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[Maraya1969]

1. Call me an optimist but I still think this whole fraction is going to

implode. I know a lot of people and most are not the crazy conservatives that these people are. Even my died in the wool republican mother is not a real conservative like these people. She is pro-choice, and pro-gay rights and pro- a lot of other things. She is like many moderate republicans that have been hoodwinked by this Bush man and she will even admit that she does not like the way the country is going now.

They are a loud minority that gained control while no one was paying attention but I think Americans have learned their lesson. I bet this country's politics, save more election fraud, is going LEFT.