John Cornyn: “I am forced to conclude Justice Owen's opponents have no real arguments--none that stand up under scrutiny; at least…”

“I am forced to conclude Justice Owen's opponents have no real arguments--none that stand up under scrutiny; at least none that will withstand scrutiny under any reasonably fair standard. It bears noting, by the way, that Justice Owen's opponents are the same folks who predicted Lewis Powell's confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States would mean 'justice for women will be ignored.' Her opponents, the special interest groups who oppose her nomination, are the same folks who argued Judge John Paul Stevens had demonstrated 'blatant insensitivity to discrimination against women' and 'seems to bend over backward to limit' rights for all women.”