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To: TimF who wrote (158186)	1/16/2003 12:47:46 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1580053

Unless you have strong reason to believe someone is racist he should not be accused of racism or treated as if he is a racist. The "racism" charge was an afterthought. It was a means to justify the position the Democrat committee members were taking. Just as in Tower; just as in Bork; just as in Thomas. One need only look so far as Schumer's closing remarks in Pickering's hearing to understand what the REAL issue was. Ideology. Schumer made it clear that he believed the day had come when the committee should escalate its authority to one of approving the ideaology of a nominee. This is, of course, at odds with the traditional "advise and consent" role. With Schumer's new standard, there is no need for a president to bother with nominations UNLESS he is of the same core beliefs as the committee's in-power membership. We may as well just turn that function over to the committee.