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 WASHINGTON (AP) - Activists on the right and left are priming for a battle supreme. If President Bush nominates the first new Supreme Court justice in more than a decade, a fight is expected to break out within hours of an announcement.
Overnight, the Internet will buzz with e-mails, pro and con. Radio and television talk show hosts will jawbone about the testy Senate confirmation battle that's anticipated. Television ads will air for and against Bush's pick. Grass-roots groups will cheer or boo the nominee — with shouting perhaps the loudest in states with senators up for re-election next year.
A vacancy could occur later this month when the court's term closes. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist is ailing from thyroid cancer. At 85, John Paul Stevens is the oldest justice, and two others are in their 70s.
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