July 13, 2005
CNS News
Wendy E. Long, spokeswoman for the Judicial Confirmation Network, offered an even bleaker view of the possibility that President Bush's nominee would receive unanimous support in the Senate. "I think it is perfectly impossible, and it's not going to happen under any circumstances," she told Cybercast News Service. "It will not happen again, and here's the reason: when a Democratic president nominates a justice consistent with his judicial philosophy, such as (Bill) Clinton and (Justice Ruth Bader) Ginsburg, Republicans correctly understand that it is the president's prerogative to select justices in the Supreme Court," Long said. "The problem is the Democrats do not equally believe in the Constitution ... and therefore, when a Republican president, such as President Bush, chooses someone consistent with his judicial philosophy, Democrats are not willing to give him the same respect and observe the Constitution in the same way Republicans are willing to do," she added.
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