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Constitutional Option: Gang of Fourteen Won the Battle, Not the War
By Paul M. Weyrich
May 30, 2005
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President Bush made judges an issue in the campaign. The people elected him to select nominees for the bench. The voters also gave the nation a Republican-controlled Senate with a 55-member majority. Only the use of the filibuster means that a Bush nominee must obtain 60 votes for confirmation. Let us pray that Democrats revert to form before the president has a vacancy on the Supreme Court with which to contend. Then Senator Frist could detonate the constitutional option. President Bush could appoint whomever he believes is best for the nation rather than worry if his nominee could get 60 votes to sit on the high court.
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Paul M. Weyrich is the Chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation.
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Note -- The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, views, and/or philosophy of GOPUSA.
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