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McCain's Remarks Regarding the Kind of Judges He Would Nominate As President: His Surprising Failure to Take Into Account the Rightward Turn of the Supreme Court and of the Law In Recent History

This week, Senator John McCain sought to shore up his support among conservatives by talking about what kinds of judges he would nominate if elected President. In one sense, McCain's remarks were completely predictable. For as long as I can remember, GOP candidates have used attacks on the judiciary as a bloody shirt to galvanize a right-wing base for which overturning liberal precedents, especially Roe v. Wade and decisions excluding prayer from public schools, remain passionate priorities. In a speech that could just as easily could have been given by any GOP presidential nominee since Barry Goldwater, ...
Published Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:00 PM by FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles

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