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...them. And conservatives may now have more reason to worry about Miers. Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht, a longtime friend of Miers who has been enlisted to reassure conservatives she will support their causes, said it would "easy" for Miers to support the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, even if she thinks abortion is murder. "Legal issues and personal issues are just two different things," Hecht said...
...bastions of the liberal elite, were noticeably divergent, with the former advocating senators to vote against Roberts and the latter calling for a large bipartisan confirmation. Likewise, some conservatives are reluctant to endorse a nominee that has said his decisions will largely follow judicial precedent, leaving conservative sores like Roe vs. Wade intact...
...confirmation hearings, conservatives stepped up pressure on George W. Bush to choose his next Supreme Court nominee more squarely in the strict-constructionist, Antonin Scalia mold. Another Roberts, according to conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, would be "a betrayal." Why? Because Roberts left it unclear whether he would uphold Roe v. Wade, and Schlafly and others want a sure vote to reverse...
Roberts, in one of his most sweeping statements of the day, affirmed that he believes the U.S. Constitution protects a right to privacy. He called Roe v. Wade—the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion—both “settled law” and a precedent to be respected...
...should stay away from discussion of specific cases,” he told Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., the committee’s chairman, who opened the day’s hearings with questions about the contentious Roe v. Wade decision...