Federal Judiciary

Some Tuesday Notes

By AndrewHyman

Senator Fred Thompson has withdrawn from the presidential race. Here's his statement. The country and the GOP benefited from his campaign; he offered voters a broader choice, contributed to a higher level of debate, and may well have affected the outcome of the election.

Meanwhile, Roe v. Wade is now 35 years older than its victims. President Bush made a statement about it. (Update: Senator McCain made a statement too, though Andy McCarthy has reservations about the kind of judges McCain would nominate, and Governors Romney and Huckabee have statements here and here.)

Law professor Lori Ringhand is out with a new paper arguing that the Senate should impose a Roe litmus test on nominees. When last we heard from her, she was arguing that the conservative justices are just as ?activist? as the liberal justices (see Matt Franck's rebuttal). Her current argument, in favor of Senate hearings that are more inquisitory than they already are, is supported by Ted Kennedy and others.

Hat Tip: How Appealing.

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Full post as published by ConfirmThem on January 22, 2008 (boomark / email).