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In other words -- they opposed everyone except for a dedicated socialist:


A long line of Republican court nominees, including Justice John Paul Stevens, now seen as a moderate, encountered similiar hostility from women's groups.

In 1975, the National Organization for Women expressed "grave concern" because Stevens carried "a record of consistent opposition to women's rights."

Justice Anthony Kennedy received much the same treatment with the then-named National Abortion Rights Action League, which in 1987 branded him a "deeply disturbing candidate."

Republican nominee David Souter, a justice now celebrated by liberals and scorned by conservatives, withstood even harsher criticism.

NOW predicted Souter "will be the fifth vote" to overturn Roe v. Wade (search), the case that legalized abortion nationwide. NOW at the time predicted "the underworld will flourish with back alley abortion butchers and women will die."

NARAL said of Souter: "If confirmed, Judge Souter would destroy 17 years of precedent and cast the deciding vote to overrule Roe versus Wade.

Civil rights and women's rights groups say this history merely reveals consistent advocacy for their beliefs, not knee-jerk reactions to Republican nominees. They also say the scrutiny and public criticism alerts and sensitizes

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