tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post111792595996436250..comments2024-03-26T12:23:35.307-05:00Comments on The Buck Stops Here: McConnellStuart Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05731724396708879386noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1118709205904876802005-06-13T19:33:00.000-05:002005-06-13T19:33:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1118704566349263892005-06-13T18:16:00.000-05:002005-06-13T18:16:00.000-05:00McConnell has clearly stated that while he thinks ...McConnell has clearly stated that while he thinks Roe was wrongly decided, he also thinks it should be respected as stare decisis. This is the legal equivalent of someone like John Kerry saying he is personally against abortion, but supports abortion rights.<BR/> <BR/>For example, McConnell volunteered the following under oath during his confirmation hearings in the U.S. Senate:<BR/> <BR/>"At the time Roe v. Wade came down, it was striking the statutes of at least 45, if not all 50 of the States of the Union. Today it is much more reflective of the consensus of the American people on the subject.<BR/><BR/>I believe that the doctrinal analysis offered in Planned Parenthood v.Casey has connected the right much more persuasively to traditional legal materials, and then the weight of stare decisis simply indicates that this is an issue that is settled. It is as thoroughly settled as any issue in current constitutional law."<BR/> <BR/>There are some Republicans who agree with this. But conservatives don't. They expect Bush to honor his promise to pick someone like Scalia or Thomas.<BR/><BR/>Andy SchlaflyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1118349521934298612005-06-09T15:38:00.000-05:002005-06-09T15:38:00.000-05:00As it happens, I was just unreliably informed by p...As it happens, I was just unreliably informed by people associated with McConnell's former employer. No assumptions at all about people living in Utah, or moving to Utah, or anything else. Beautiful country and all that, and plenty of reason to move there. But specific conversations with people who should have known better led me to a conclusion that wasn't accurate. Mea culpa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1118192690598924082005-06-07T20:04:00.000-05:002005-06-07T20:04:00.000-05:00It's interesting that Anonymous assumed McConnell ...It's interesting that Anonymous assumed McConnell was Mormon. I can't think of any basis at all for that assumption except that McConnell lived in Utah. <BR/><BR/>Everyone knows that Utah-resident Robert Redford isn't Mormon, right?Matt Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452911706893848673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1118071448890768272005-06-06T10:24:00.000-05:002005-06-06T10:24:00.000-05:00McConnell isn't Mormon.McConnell isn't Mormon.Stuart Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731724396708879386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1118071299001192672005-06-06T10:21:00.000-05:002005-06-06T10:21:00.000-05:00How unusual it is for a Mormon to move to Utah. P...How unusual it is for a Mormon to move to Utah. Practically unheard of. Must have been career related. <BR/><BR/>And after all, no one on the faculty of Chicago is ever appointed to the Court of Appeals. Best to move to Utah, and see what happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1117980629647643882005-06-05T09:10:00.000-05:002005-06-05T09:10:00.000-05:00I like Judge McConnell, but you're being naive. H...I like Judge McConnell, but you're being naive. He's a climber who has long wanted to be on the SCOTUS. As you well know, judges like Wilkinson have been crafting their opinions for 20 years in ways designed to catch the attention of the judge-selecting elites in DC. Judge McConnell may have genuinely wanted to be in Utah for the mountains, but it's anything but absurd to think that he also thought it was a clever career move. The man didn't ditch Chicago because he expected to be in the academy forever. Seriously, talk to your friends in Washington DC. There are guys in their 30s plotting moves all around the country to set themselves up for judicial appointments. And it will work.<BR/><BR/>Henry ClayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com