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Robert P. George speaks. No Time for Magnanimity No time for gloating, but it is time for determination and action in resolving the wrongs done in the last two years with respect to our judiciary.

President Bush should revive the nomination of Priscilla Owen. Trent Lott should schedule a floor debate and vote on her nomination at the earliest possible moment. Let Teddy Kennedy and Barbara Boxer howl. Then defeat them. There is no need for further hearings. No one seriously doubts that that Justice Owen is highly qualified for the job. Everybody knows why left-wing Democrats wants to deprive her of it.

It is time for Republicans to lay down a marker of our own: We must make clear our determination to secure the appointment of judges who will interpret the Constitution and laws faithfully.

There should be no thought of compromising to appease left-wing Democrats. What we should do, rather, is learn from them. They are not timid about exercising political power when they come into possession of it. Nor should Republicans be.

I agree completely. This was my major concern with the Democrat-controlled Senate, that the judicial confirmation was being held hostage to a pro-abortion ideology. Let's get this process going now Senators!