Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has a new chief justice in John Roberts, it is time to get down to the money pick – who replaces Sandra Day O’Connor. I predicted on my show this last week that in all probability that announcement could come by today.
I hope it does.
I am weary of the court-nominations issue. I want them resolved. And I want us as a nation to clean up from the hurricanes, renew our vigor in stopping illegal aliens from crossing the borders and, much to the environmentalists chagrin, build a few dozen more oil refineries. Anybody else tired of paying $3 a gallon? (Blame the enviro-whackos.)
But being weary of the otherwise humdrum summer of court-nomination coverage does not mean I am not interested in the final makeup of the court. I am hoping that Roberts is everything Dr. James Dobson, Bill Frist, Bishop Harry Jackson and the Family Research Council think he is. In fact, this may be the only time I’ve ever openly hoped that Ann Coulter was dead wrong. But Roberts is done. The position is filled, and now that elusive final seat needs to be filled.
I know, President Bush, you are considering carefully. I know you want and need to get this nomination right for those who voted Republican in 2004 to have any kind of confidence in the party for years to come, and I am confident that you are capable of it.
I just have one request: Do something historic – and wonderful – and name Janice Rogers Brown to the final spot on the court.
I do so for a couple of reasons.
1. I had never known much about Ms. Brown until you nominated her to the appellate court. But as I began to learn of her struggle to become one of the finest judges in America, I became more steadfastly appreciative of all that she had accomplished. From daughter of sharecroppers to California Supreme Court justice is quite a story. To be steadfastly dedicated to the rule of law and be re-elected in the state of California by 70 percent is amazing. And to see the dignity she possessed in front of the vile senators who opposed her, and the demonic “civil rights” leaders who demeaned her, truly amazed me! She is in short what I would desire my own daughter to grow up to be.
2. The other reason I make this request is because I am tired of the bullying Sens. Schumer, Leahy and Reid have done on the issue of judicial nominations. Their party did not win the national election. They did not win the House or even the Senate. Yet these men of less than impressive stature, integrity and character continue to try to pawn themselves off to the American people as though they are the ones who get to make such choices. Consider the letter they sent to you yesterday as published in part in the New York Times:
On Wednesday, Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, and Sen. Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, sent Mr. Bush a letter urging him not to name to the court any of the three judges who were part of the compromise – Judge William J. Pryor Jr. and Judges Owen and Brown.
“The nomination of any of these individuals to the Supreme Court would represent an unnecessary provocation and would be met by substantial opposition in the Senate,” the letter said.
Choosing Janice Rogers Brown as the next Supreme Court Justice would throw a wrench into their plans. Furthermore, it would demonstrate your continued greatness on the issues of diversity and fairness. Moreover, it would demonstrate clearly to your conservative base that you are indeed the president we elected you to continue to be.
Mr. President, the future of the court is in your hands. Please choose wisely and select Ms. Brown.
With all sincerity and gratitude for your service thus far,
Kevin McCullough
WorldNetDaily
Salem Media New York
