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To: Dale Baker who wrote (9846)	1/26/2006 12:44:01 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541673

I expect them to nominate the head of the ACLU and dance a jig on the minority side of the aisle as they ram the nomination through. Ugly but predictable. They have already done something like that. Not the head of the ACLU yet but - "While at Rutgers, she battled for maternity leave rights for schoolteachers in New Jersey. She also began an active participation in the American Civil Liberties Union. In 1972, Ginsburg became the first woman hired with tenure at Columbia Law School. She also became the first director of the ACLU's Women's Rights Project that same year." oyez.org "She served as the chief litigator of the ACLU's women's rights crusade and argued in front of the Supreme Court numerous times, winning cases that reversed centuries of Court precedent" en.wikipedia.org Interestingly she was confirmed confirmed by a vote of 96-3. In today's climate Republicans would vote against her, and Democrats would vote against someone as far to the right as she is to the left. But when she was sworn in there was still some adherence to the idea that the president should have fairly wide lattitude in appoint justices. Tim

To: Dale Baker who wrote (9846)	1/26/2006 2:31:32 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541673

Of course, the next time you have a Democratic Congress and president, I expect them to nominate the head of the ACLU and dance a jig on the minority side of the aisle as they ram the nomination through. Ugly but predictable. I doubt it. Clinton's two appointments were made as a result of deep consultation with Orren Hatch, the Utah Rep Senator who headed the Judiciary Committee then. The story goes that Hatch even recommended Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And, of course, Stephen Breyer had worked in various capacities in the senate before returning Harvard. He was well respected and well liked. So, it's important to remember that Clinton was consultative; Bush has not been.