May 01, 2009
By Susan Davis
Wall Street Journal
Judicial advocacy groups are already drawing battle lines for a Supreme Court fight following news that Justice David Souter will retire at the end of the term.
Conservative groups including the Judicial Confirmation Network were quick to immediately rule out a number of rumored prospective nominees.
The current Supreme Court is a liberal, judicial activist court, JCN Chief Counsel Wendy Long said in a statement. Obama could make it even more of a far-left judicial activist court, for a long time to come, if he appoints radicals like Diane Wood, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. A new Justice in this mold would just entrench a bad majority for a long time.
(For more on prospective nominees, check out this WSJ graphic.)
Americans United for Life, a group that opposes abortion rights, said they will oppose any nominee who supports the Freedom of Choice Act to elevate abortion to a fundamental right on the same place as the freedom of speech, said president Dr. Charmaine Yoest. Adding: Justice Souter s retirement also represents a test for the Senate: will they uphold their duty to raise serious questions over a nominee s judicial philosophy?
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