Administrative/Regulatory
Jul. 13, 2005
Gonzales' Appointment Is Tempting for Bush, Scary to Others
Forum Column - By Marjorie Cohn - With the unexpected resignation of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, George Bush finds himself on the horns of a dilemma. After his 2000 campaign pledge to appoint justices in the mold of Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, Bush garnered the crucial support of right-wing evangelical Christians. Mobilizing in thousands of churches across the country, they provided the foot soldiers and the votes to elect and re-elect Bush.




Forum Column
By Marjorie Cohn
With the unexpected resignation of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, George Bush finds himself ...
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