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...next president of the may have the opportunity to appoint up to five Supreme Court justices. Even a single appointment could upset the delicate balance that currently exists on the high court. Without a question, civil liberties and social values are at stake during this election. Gore has forcefully advocated women's abortion rights, even though it is a politically polarizing issue. His voting record indicates that he is a stalwart supporter for the rights of gays and minorities. Bush's conservative appointees, on the other hand, could mean an overturn of Roe vs. Wade. During the final presidential debate...
...formidable events would unfold. On Jan. 3, Ashcroft's Senate term would expire. Missouri law requires the seat to be declared "vacant," since the victor in the election would be dead. The state's interim Governor, Roger Wilson, who took office last week upon Carnahan's death, would appoint an interim Senator, who would stand for re-election in two years. On Jan. 8, a new Governor will be sworn in as well, but it's still Wilson who makes the appointment, according to the Missouri secretary of state's office. Since Wilson would undoubtedly pick a fellow Democrat...
...About the only way the late Carnahan can beat a living Ashcroft is if Wilson announces in advance whom he intends to appoint should Ashcroft lose. The problem for Wilson, and the Democrats, is that the choices are few. The state's leading member of Congress, House minority leader Richard Gephardt, doesn't want the job. Attorney General Jay Nixon and former Senator Thomas Eagleton probably can't beat Ashcroft. The only Democrat with a shot at doing that would be Carnahan's widow, Jean. But since she also lost a son, Roger, in the crash - an aide...
Gore also understands that affirmative action is good for families, good for our economy and good for our country. When people are held back by prejudice and discrimination, America fails as a nation. Bush opposes affirmative action efforts to break down the barriers erected by discrimination and would appoint Supreme Court justices who would turn back the clock on civil rights...
...Missouri's lieutenant governor, Roger B. Wilson, assumed Carnahan's duties at the statehouse when the news hit. If in a spasm of grief Missouri voters elect Carnahan (the deadline for changing the ballot passed on Friday), Wilson, a Democrat, will have the power to appoint a two-year replacement. Wilson, by the way, is not in the contest to succeed Carnahan, having already decided to drop out of politics to become an investment banker...