Giuliani-Appointed Judges Tend to Lean to the Left

[theaudacity]

When Rudy Giuliani faces Republicans concerned about his support of gay rights and legal abortion, he reassures them that he is a conservative on the decisions that matter most.

"I would want judges who are strict constructionists because I am," he told South Carolina Republicans last month. "Those are the kinds of justices I would appoint -- Scalia, Alito and Roberts."

But most of Giuliani's judicial appointments during his eight years as mayor of New York were hardly in the model of Chief Justice John Roberts or Samuel Alito -- much less aggressive conservatives in the mold of Antonin Scalia.

A Politico review of the 75 judges Giuliani appointed to three of New York state's lower courts found that Democrats outnumbered Republicans by more than 8 to 1. One of his appointments was an officer of the International Association of Lesbian and Gay Judges. Another ruled that the state law banning liquor sales on Sundays was unconstitutional because it was insufficiently secular...

http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=0A95199C-3048-5C12-00F88A6B97FE0D2B

[rusty_parts2001]

1. Cool--let the right winger bashing of him begin!

[iconoclastic cat]

2. The way they're going, they'll have to nominate Tancredo! nt

[SteppingRazor]

3. Dare to dream

:evilgrin:

[AX10]

4. Tancredo/Brownback would be our dream ticket for their side.

Our dream ticket would be Clark/Webb! :D