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Chafee Criticized For Supporting Supreme Court Nominee
09-22-2005 3:46 AM(Providence, RI) — The chairman of the Rhode Island Democratic party calls Senator Lincoln Chafee’s support of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Roberts, quote, “blind obedience to the Bush administration.” William Lynch alleges that Chafee’s decision to support Roberts is based on how the Republican party wants him to vote, and not whether he personally believes the nominee should be confirmed. Lynch charges that Chafee has, in his words, “sold his political soul” for a 500-thousand-dollar contribution from the Republican National Committee. Chafee faces a Republican primary challenge next year from Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey. Two Democrats, Secretary of State Matt Brown and former Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse, are also hoping to unseat the incumbent. The Rhode Island chapter of the National Organization for Women is also condemning Chafee for his support of Roberts, saying Chafee has made the wrong decision to support a man it characterizes as “anti-choice, anti-civil rights and anti-environment.”