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By carney Posted in ConfirmThem Administration — Comments () / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

Lincoln Chafee's office confirmed that it was Owen's dissent in a parental notification case that caused his NAY vote on her confirmation. In NRO today, Dave Freddoso and I say it's time for the White House to throw him overboard.

It’s not just that Chafee has gone on the record repeatedly voting that Roe v. Wade was rightly decided and ought not be overturned. If Chafee’s litmus test won’t even abide parental notification, having him in the Senate undermines Bush’s stated goal of appointing justices like Scalia and Thomas. If Bush means what he says about the courts — if this hasn’t all been a show to mollify the religious Right — he’ll throw Chafee overboard.