Dianne Feinstein: “Mr. Pryor calls Roe v. Wade ``the worst abomination of constitutional law in our history.'' He has written that he could…”

“Mr. Pryor calls Roe v. Wade ``the worst abomination of constitutional law in our history.'' He has written that he could ``never forget January 22, 1973, the day seven members of our highest court ripped out the life of millions of unborn children.'' That is a quote. It is a very strong statement. He has lobbied for the repeal of section V of the Voting Rights Act. After the Bush v. Gore decision, Pryor made the astounding statement, ``I'm probably the only one who wanted [the decision] 5-4 . . . I wanted Governor Bush to have a full appreciation of the judiciary and judicial selection so we can have no more appointments like Justice Souter.'' This is a sitting attorney general taking on a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by name. I have never heard of that before. Of course, there is always a first time. It was also an attack on a Justice who was well known as being more moderate than he was expected to be and who does not simply toe a party line. So is Mr. Pryor saying he would want only those judges who remain completely faithful to the ideology of those who choose them? Is he saying that Justice Souter is simply not conservative enough? I think he is. Mr. Pryor has taken positions so extreme that they are at odds with the rest of the Nation's attorneys general. For example, he was the only attorney general to argue against a key provision in the Violence Against Women Act on federalism grounds. So there is a reason we feel strongly about it.…”