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Posted on 03/13/2007 9:01:46 AM PDT by areafiftyone
New York, Mar 13 - The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee today announced the latest members of a growing California team supporting Rudy Giuliani for President. The endorsements follow a successful swing through the state and an overwhelming response by Californians to Mayor Giuliani’s optimistic vision for the future and proven leadership.
In addition to Rep. David Dreier, Rep. Mary Bono and Rep. Devin Nunes, who have already been working to elect Rudy Giuliani President, the Mayor gained the support of Rep. Jerry Lewis, Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, Board of Equalization Member Michelle Steel, Assemblyman Ted Gaines, former California Republican Party Chairmen Robert Naylor and Frank Visco and actor and political commentator Dennis Miller.
“The Mayor is honored to have the support of so many prominent and respected Californians,” said Giuliani Exploratory Committee Executive Director Mike DuHaime. “Rudy’s optimistic vision for the future and proven leadership are clearly resonating with the people of California.”
(((((RUDY PING))))
Laura Ingrham has a poll regarding Rudy's judge appointments.
I was unaware Mayors appointed judges.
Hey GOP if you nominate a cheater, I'm going to cheat on you and vote another party. I'm sure you understand.
This election is the Alamo for Conservatives. It is more a battle to win control of the Republican party than it is to win the election. There can be no other reason for such a parade led by trash.
Nominate General Pace.
Another important consideration is that the judges the mayor appoints hear and decide low level cases that rarely involve any of the issues a federal judge would hear. In fact, these issues are so banal and tedious they are rarely heard by the NY Supreme Courts, which are the trial level courts in NY, much less the Appellate Divisions and the Court of Appeals. The judges the mayor is involved in selecting sit in City criminal courts (mostly misdemeanor and petty stuff), the family courts, and the Civil Court, which is essentially small claims court. Needless to say, these judges rarely deal with constitutional issues, with major statutory cases, or with issues that have major social/cultural implications.
There is almost nothing to infer from Giuliani’s NYC judicial appointments when attempting to guess who or what he might look to when selecting federal judicial nominees. The article is misleading and is an attempt to make conservatives (both judicial and social) doubt Giuliani and his commitment to place judicial conservatives on the courts.
Good one!
Your boy is a lifelong member of the NYC legal community so that sounds about right.
Why did Giuliani cite his judicial appointments as one of the most important things he did as mayor?
California: Rudy's Country.
I would be astounded if you really believed you could get more than a handfull to agree with you. BTW you won't be missed since 3 or 4 will replace your vote. If you ever really voted Republican anyway.
He meant as experienced in the process of picking judges. He has had experience in doing it. That is what he meant. As far as picking Republican judges - his hands were tied. There was no way he was going to be able to pick Republican judges. With the liberals in NYC it was either their way or the highway.
It sure looks like it! Woo hooo!
Well, there it is then: "his hands were tied".
Yep, the libs and RINOs here just love him.
Shouldn't that be "California swingers".
In the meantime we can contemplate why someone would highlight their "experience" picking judges if their hands were tied and they had no control over the process. What valuable experience would be gained?
RG: He’d be one of the first people that I’d turn to for advice and help and assistance. And I was involved in the Reagan administration in the judge selection process, although that was run by the deputy attorney general, and I was involved in the U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshals. But I watched all of it, and I appointed 100 judges myself. And it’s something I thought of, when I was the Mayor, as one of the most important things that I did.
HH: Did you have a litmus test for those hundred?
RG: No. No, not a litmus test on a single issue, a philosophical test, meaning what I wanted to know was what’s their view of how you interpret the Constitution and laws? Are they…do the Constitution and laws exist as the thing from which you have to discern the meaning and the intent? Or are you going to superimpose your own social views? And I want, I like the first kind of judge, who is a judge who looks to the meaning of the Constitution, doesn’t try to create it.
Now, maybe you can explain what exactly he was trying to say? Why was he trying to determine his appointments philosophical view of the constitution? After all, his hands were tied and he had little or no control of the process.
Evidently Rudy doesn't feel his hand were tied quite as much as they would like us to believe.
You bet they do!! Why with Arnold at our helm, he very well could be Guiliani's choice for VP... could he legally be the VP? Calif has been one of the most liberal of the states for a long time now~
Y agree with him, I to will go third party rather then vote for Rino Rudy.
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