Word: souter
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...government major, I have to write papers about politics every week. At The Crimson, I have to edit columns about politics every day. John Locke, OMB, David Souter, ICBM, Richard Pipes, NRA. It gets tiresome. Where's the poetry? Where's the color? Where's the innovation...
...watched video tapes of past confirmation hearing performances, both successful (the lachrymose, unspecific David H. Souter) and disastrous (the fiery, defensive Robert H. Bork). He's read mountains of transcripts of the hearings. Former White House adviser Kenneth M. Duberstein and Quayle Chief of Staff William Kristol '73 even have him preparing a wardrobe...
...direction of the high court, there was little rejoicing at the White House. The departure last year of Justice William Brennan, who had been the leader of the court's liberal wing, tipped the balance and allowed Bush to install a conservative majority at last by appointing David Souter. Replacing Marshall will not have the same impact; it will mainly mean that what would have been 5-to-4 decisions are likely to be 6 to 3. But even so, the search for a successor to the court's only black justice could be a political minefield. "Choosing a brilliant...
...only racial pressures that the President will be feeling. Just as loud are cries from the right to seize this chance to target abortion. Already this term the court had grazed the issue by upholding the Administration's ban on abortion counseling in federally funded clinics. But though Souter joined in that vote, his views on a total ban on abortion are unknown, and Sandra Day O'Connor has implied a reluctance to toss out Roe v. Wade altogether. Thus pressure is building on the President to nail down an antiabortion majority once and for all -- or, says...
...Republicans in Congress, with their eye on the 1992 elections, are worried that if the court does throw out Roe sometime next year, pro-choice voters will take out their anger at the polls. The safest course for Bush might be for him to unearth another "stealth" nominee like Souter, who has impressive judicial credentials but no paper trail on abortion or other divisive issues. Then the nominee could follow Souter's lead and refuse to discuss how he or she might vote on cases likely to come before the court...