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...member committee of the American Bar Association met in Chicago last Saturday to evaluate David Souter's qualifications as a potential Justice of the Supreme Court. Imposingly named the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, the panel has no official standing, but its three possible assessments of nominees -- well qualified, qualified or not qualified -- carry clout in the Senate during confirmation hearings and votes. Intriguingly, one of the new A.B.A. committee members who will help rate Judge Souter is William J. Brennan III, a partner in a Princeton, N.J., law firm and the son of the retiring Justice whom Souter hopes...
Three weeks into the process and David Souter no longer merits 30 seconds on the evening news. Having uncovered next to nothing that seems capable of hampering Souter's Supreme Court nomination, the media have turned their attention elsewhere. The White House is ecstatic. George Bush's aides are predicting a smooth confirmation...
Their optimism is misplaced, but even if they are right, a political time + bomb is ticking. If a Justice Souter votes to weaken or overturn Roe v. Wade before Bush faces re-election in 1992, the President will be castigated for having smuggled an abortion foe onto the court without a fair fight. Few will believe that Bush didn't know all along that Souter would affirm the Republican Party's call to gut the landmark abortion-rights decision...
...character issue. Those candidates who state their views unblinkingly are usually conceded the courage of their convictions and rise or fall for other reasons. Those who waffle or engage in subterfuge usually lose. To avoid a backlash later on, the President should welcome a thorough Senate grilling of Souter's abortion position...
Yourow said he prefers not to hazard a guess onwhether the audience will confirm Souter, saying"anything can happen...