Making the Supreme Court Nominee Their Business
Center for Media and Democracy/PR Watch
“Business
advocates are raising millions of dollars, plotting major lobbying campaigns,
and quietly working to influence [Bush] as he “ponders” a
replacement for [retiring Supreme Court] Justice Sandra Day
O'Connor,” reports the Washington Post. Big business groups want
favorable future rulings on pensions, taxation and product liability,
among other issues. The U.S.
Chamber of Commerce has been preparing
for the past two-and-a-half years by giving White House staff private
“in-depth analyses of decisions rendered by federal appeals
court judges – the most likely pool of high court candidates.”
The reports run around 20 pages for each judge.
The National Association
of Manufacturers will also “likely ask its lobbyists and its
members back home to urge swing senators to vote for Bush's
nominee.” C. Boyden Gray, also of the Committee for Justice, “has
become the unofficial liaison on judgeships between the White House and
the corporate community.”
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