Pete, I am aware of justices who were appointed by Republicans ( appointers tending to conservative ) who steadily drifted more to the center or left. Warren, Brennan, Sueter (Seuter?), O'Connor, Kennedy. I am not aware of the opposite dynamic--examples?Originally Posted by Pete Hanlin
I believe Bush has more to worry about with the hard core religious right--the ones who have already stated that Gonzales would not be acceptable as his views on reproduction are "suspect". I think Republican moderates would be wise not to align themselves with 2 justices (assuming R gives it up) who are likely to overturn Roe v Wade. While the right to life activists are a real power, the fact remains that most people favor keeping this decision intact--up to now this majority has not voted based on this issue. This could change and oh boy would this be a boon for Hillary!!!
I cannot tell you how many moderate Republicans (mostly women) I know who voted for Bush and are just now seeing that he could re-align the court to overturn Roe. This makes them very, very unhappy.
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