Straw in Wind

[Douglas Laycock]

    For the very little it is worth, a reporter told me this afternoon
he is getting cautious support from Democratic office holders and anger
from leaders of organizations in the Republican base.  Explanation may
be that a complete unknown looks like a better bet to Democrats than to
Republicans.
 
Douglas Laycock
University of Texas Law School
727 E. Dean Keeton St.
Austin, TX  78705
   512-232-1341 (phone)
   512-471-6988 (fax)
 

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From: conlawprof-bounces at lists.ucla.edu
[mailto:conlawprof-bounces at lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Matthew J.
Franck
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 3:01 PM
To: CONLAWPROF at lists.ucla.edu
Subject: Re: To Consent You Need to Know What You're Consenting To


I don't know what to think will happen.  But I hope for the consummation
Bobby describes below.  And for the record, I wanted it when Roberts was
nominated too.  Republicans who ran interference for him may now wish
they hadn't.  If I had to bet, I'd say they will not now have the wit or
courage to admit they were wrong, and run the risk of being called
hypocrites.

Matt
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Matthew J. Franck
Professor and Chairman
Department of Political Science
Radford University
P.O. Box 6945
Radford, VA 24142-6945
phone 540-831-5854
fax 540-831-6075
e-mail mfranck at radford.edu
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At 03:04 PM 10/3/2005, rjlipkin at aol.com wrote:


	     Does anyone think that Ms. Miers' confirmation hearing
might begin to erode the permissibility of concealing your judicial
philosophy from the Senate?  I suggest this because conservative
senators might seize the moment to interrogate her as severely as
liberal senators might.
	 
	Bobby
	
	
	Robert Justin Lipkin
	Professor of Law
	Widener University School of Law
	Delaware

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