Wes Cooley said "Bill Clinton's judges are soft on crime. All of our antidrug and anticrime legislation is useless if Clinton's judges refuse to enforce the law. One of Clinton's nominees to the Federal bench--a Democrat fund-raiser from Miami--didn't even know about the Supreme Court's 1995 affirmative action decision. Another Clinton judge dismissed a defendant's confession and 75 pounds of cocaine. Why? The judge ruled that police are corrupt, and that drug dealers should be allowed to run away. Bill Clinton has already appointed 25 percent of all Federal judges. If Clinton is elected again, he will have the chance to appoint up to 50 of all Federal judges, as well as one, two, or three Supreme Court judges. Do the American people want President Clinton to appoint half the Federal judges? I hope not. I, for one, would rather see a Federal judiciary that cares about crime victims." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 23, 1996

Bill Clinton's judges are soft on crime. All of our antidrug and anticrime legislation is useless if Clinton's judges refuse to enforce the law. One of Clinton's nominees to the Federal bench--a Democrat fund-raiser from Miami--didn't even know about the Supreme Court's 1995 affirmative action decision. Another Clinton judge dismissed a defendant's confession and 75 pounds of cocaine. Why? The judge ruled that police are corrupt, and that drug dealers should be allowed to run away. Bill Clinton has already appointed 25 percent of all Federal judges. If Clinton is elected again, he will have the chance to appoint up to 50 of all Federal judges, as well as one, two, or three Supreme Court judges. Do the American people want President Clinton to appoint half the Federal judges? I hope not. I, for one, would rather see a Federal judiciary that cares about crime victims.

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Wes Cooley

Oregon

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Editor's note · Context

Criticizing President Clinton's judicial appointments and their impact on crime enforcement.

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