I know how it works, evidently you don't. The Mayor appoints the Committee that makes the recommendations. Does that fact change your opinion at all?
does Arlen Spector think Roe is settled law?
He certainly does.
why was he working so hard to get Roberts and Alito onto the SCOTUS?
Dunno, what does that have to do with Rudy's positionthat abortion should be taxpayer funded, Roe is settled law and his idea of a good Justice is Justice Ginsberg as well as Justice Scalia?
Rudy says he supports Roe and taxpayer funded abortions. Should that tell us something? Or should I dismiss all of that after his laughable announcement last night that he opposes PBA if their is an exception for the life of the Mother?
Must I also overlook his support of amnesty because McCain and President Bush have the same view?
Should I embrace his view of second amendment "rights" where city folks don't have the same right as country folks?
Must I also fall in line and support the MArio Cuomos of the world when Rudy does?
of the 19 members on that committee, the Mayor appoints less then half. the system is designed to avoid a political juggernaut approach to stacking the benches.
The Mayor selects 9 members (including the chair), the chief judge on the ny court of appeals selects 4, the presiding judges on appellate 2 each, 2 deans of NYC laws schools get one each.
pro-choice republicans do support constitutionalist judges, that's what the Spector example shows.