NAM endorses Bush Supreme Court nominee
By Staff -- Manufacturing Business Technology, 9/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
In August, The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)—the nation's largest industrial trade association—endorsed the nomination of Judge John G. Roberts to fill the seat on the Supreme Court vacated by the resignation of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
"This is the first time in our 110-year history that NAM has taken a position on a Supreme Court nomination," says NAM President John Engler, former Republican governor of the state of Michigan. Not only does NAM believe its mandate extends to trying to influence a confirmation debate cast mostly in terms of social issues, it also recommends that Judge Roberts be given an "up or down" vote, ignoring the concerns of those who've pointed out that historic Senate rules protect important minority rights. NAM's stand is justified, says Engler, because, "In reality, the vast majority of cases before the federal courts relate to business issues such as contract law, employment law, regulatory issues, and property rights."
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