Log In   |  Register Free Newsletter Subscription
Skip navigation
Zibb
Subscribe to Manufacturing Business Technology
FirstLight 
Email
Print
Reprints/License
RSS

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."

Email
Print
Reprints/License
RSS
Talkback
Reed Business Information Resource Center

Featured Company


Most Recent Resources

Advertisement

Related Microsite Content

Related Links

Advertisement
Wonderware
NEWSLETTERS
Mid-Day Report
Innovation Strategies
Intelligent Manufacturing
Lean Enterprise



Please read our Privacy Policy

About Us   |   Advertising Info   |   Site Map   |   Contact Us   |   FREE Subscription   |   Affiliate Links   |   RSS
© 2009 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Use of this Web site is subject to its Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Please visit these other Reed Business sites