Right and Wrong

THE NEW RIGHT is wrong in launching a campaign to deny Judge Sandra O’Connor a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. , It is wrong because Judge O’Connor’s judicial record is clearly one of balance that defies activist or biased labels. It is wrong because the 51-year-old Arizo- ~ . is a strict constructionist – making her “~ aecisions on legal precedent, not trying to :~: I 4!?~ate law herself. u .. .. , f.,-.,~It is wrong in attributing certain abortion ~: ~ws to Judge O’Connor while she has made ~If if clear not only that she is personally opposed tQ ,oortion but that her position has been ~–•~rsimplified and she will clarify her legisla- c,~1t,i~ voting record on the subject in testimony .before the U.S. Senate. c,V’• ‘, ~ •, tis wrong because the judge deserves the ~!.~op~rtunity – indeed, has the legal and 111 , n’S,otal right – to state her qualifications and, a¥. li “necessary, defend her record before the ;~, ~te without being prejudged. .. ; i …. it is wrong because there is nothing in either O’Connor’s professional or personal life to suggest she is a radical feminist although she is concerned about women’s right.s. It is wrong to challenge the Arizonan on ideology rather than her qualifications to judge subst.antive, legal issues. It is wrong for the New Right to assume it was the dominating factor in the election of President Reagan and, therefore, has a singular or special role in guiding the administration because such an electoral assumption is clearly inaccurate.