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...Souter does answer the questions, and challenges constitutional principles basic to most Americans today, then the Senate can just as forcefully reject his nomination. It is not so much a question of whether Souter opposes abortion and affirmative action. Instead, it is a question of whether Souter believes the Constitution guarantees a right to privacy, and a question of whether Souter believes the 14th Amendment binds the states to obey the Bill of Rights...
...only catch is that the Senate must move quickly and establish now what the standards for confirmation are going to be. Only by setting the criteria early can the Senate demand that Souter meet them. Otherwise, it will only be made to look foolish in front of the electorate, a most uncomfortable prospect with elections just weeks away...
Although it centers on a legal theory developed by one of America's most famous jurists, the senior thesis written by David H. Souter '61 offers precious little insight into the Supreme Court nominee's politics or judicial philosophy...
...week since President Bush nominated Souter to succeed William J. Brennan on the high court, legal experts and journalists have been poring over Souter's writings to better understand what the 50-year-old judge thinks about pressing issues before the Court...
...Souter, who served on the New Hampshire Supreme Court until he was nominated and confirmed for the federal appeals bench nearly a year ago, mostly signed on to opinions written by other justices, leaving little in the way of a political paper trail...