It does not matter who President Bush nominates to the Supreme Court or any other Federal Court, the battle over confirmation will continue.
If the ailing Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist decides to retire soon after the first of the year, well-funded liberal groups will fight any nominee considered conservative. Conservative groups and most Senate Republicans will fight any liberal activist nomination. It is, however, highly unlikely that the President would nominate an activist judge.
Then there is Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), slated to be the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee. What will he do? Will he keep his promise to support the President's choices? Or will he return to his statements of not supporting judges or nominees that oppose Roe v. Wade?
Only time will tell and it will be a battle for the Court.
Getting ready for Court fight=The Hill.com=
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