President 2008,  Rudy Giuliani

Giuliani Notes: Giuliani Praises Conservative Judges

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AP: Giuliani praises conservative judges

Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani, who favors abortion rights, said Friday if elected in 2008 he wouldn’t hesitate to appoint anti-abortion conservatives such as Supreme Court Justice

Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito to the federal bench.

Giuliani headed a fundraiser in Richmond organized by Jerry W. Kilgore, the anti-abortion Republican gubernatorial candidate in 2005, and attended by several social conservatives who oppose abortion.

“They share the kind of overall judicial philosophy that I have,” Giuliani said during an impromptu news conference just before the fundraiser.

Giuliani said he helped select U.S. attorneys and federal marshals during his service in the Reagan administration. People who filled those positions were “strict constructionists” in their approach to constitutional law, he said.

“What I mean by strict constructionist, or using the plain language or meaning of the Constitution, is judges should try to interpret the Constitution, not make it up to fit their social preferences,” Giuliani said.

This position has been articulated loud and clear. No litmus tests but Rudy will appoint “strict constructionist” judges to the federal bench.

And social conservative voters can respect the man for his perosnal feelings on abortion, yet know that he will not appoint justices that will liberally construe the United States Constitution to promote same.

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