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Rudman passed on Souter's message to Sununu, who assured him that the President could learn what he needed from testimony at the judge's earlier confirmation to the federal appeals court and the record of his decisions. After separate interviews with Jones and Souter at the White House on Monday, Bush opted for the New Hampshirite, hoping that the judge's intellect and blue-ribbon resume would offset concerns about his sparse written record. "I have looked for the same dedication to public service and strength of intellect exemplified by Justice Brennan," said Bush. By putting forth a candidate...
...Souter promises that when he faces the Senate Judiciary Committee at his confirmation hearings in September, he will reply to their questions with "constitutionally appropriate candor." When he introduced the judge last ) week, Bush insisted that even he did not know the nominee's views on abortion -- a claim that would allow the President to accuse opponents of subjecting Souter to an unfair "litmus test" if they try to pin him down...
...Whatever Souter's fitness for the court, his relative obscurity has prompted many to reflect unhappily that the path to the high bench may now be open only to candidates who leave few footprints on the way. A large and respected body of commentary on constitutional law -- the very thing that used to be considered an important qualification for any would-be Justice -- appears to have become a disadvantage instead. Asks Arizona Senator John McCain, a Republican: "Should law students in America now be saying to themselves, 'I better not write or speak on controversial issues if I aspire...
Whenever they choose candidates for the Supreme Court, Presidents must decide whether to select known quantities whose votes they believe they can reliably predict or to go with gifted independents, putting faith in their judgment if not their loyalty. Americans will learn which category Souter fits into only if they see his rulings on the court. For that matter, Souter himself may not know until then...
...President's experience in foreign affairs. He managed to finesse most challenges at home. But the domestic agenda could not be deflected forever, and now he faces a series of divisive concerns, including a new civil rights bill, tax increases and growing fear of recession. The selection of David Souter, while tactically adroit, underscored Bush's need to move cautiously across a domestic playing field that suddenly looks less dismal to Democrats eyeing 1992. The shift results mainly from the government's failure to contain the mounting deficit (estimated at $169 billion for fiscal 1991), which forced Bush to flee...