McCain Goes After Obama on Judicial Nominations
- Associated Press
- May 6, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Republican John McCain criticized Democrat Barack Obama for voting against John Roberts as Supreme Court chief justice, reaching out to the Christian right on one of their chief concerns: the proper role of judges in government. Conservatives believe federal judges have upset the constitutional balance of power among the courts, the Congress and the presidency by making far-reaching decisions, such as one in 2005 that let cities seize people’s homes to make way for shopping malls. “My nominees will understand that there are clear limits to the scope of judicial power, and clear limits to the scope of federal power,” McCain said Tuesday in a speech at
