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kane · 07-21-2005, 06:12 PM

here is my take for what it is worth.

I think overall the guy seems like a modertate type of conservative. Yes he is pro-life eventhough he may not have said it outright just yet.

Roe V Wade will not be fought in a big battle first they will fight to limit the types of abortions you can have ( IE no late term ) and they will fight to force underage girls to have parents permission and more and more. They will try to erode away at it. Maybe one day it will be overturned. Maybe not. As for it being overturned not being a big deal that is wrong. It is a HUGE deal. Yes individual states can still say that people can have abortions but do you think for one second that a government that fights to overturn roe V wade will not go after those people federally? You need only loot at the medical marijana case to see the answer. There are several states where you can have medicinal pot but the supreme court just said that the feds can still come and get you because you are breaking a federal law.

But that aside one thing remains. Once a judge gets on the court they are no longer bound to any party, or persons. The president can't change his mind and remove them.It is a life long appointment so many of the justices do what they feel is right, not necessarily what thier party would want them to do. You can see how some justices started out conservative and ended up liberal or moderate or vice versa as proof.

That is what needs to be asked here. What will he do when he has nobody to answer to and no hight office to hold?

I think of the people that could be picked he is not as bad as it could be. He seems to be much like o'conner in many ways. I think the dems would be wise to confirm him and I think they will unless some kind of major skeleton is in the closet or something wild happens in the hearings.

The bigger picture is renquist. I can't see him making it another 3 years. So you have to assume that Bush is going to be appointing another justice before he is out of office. Say it's 2 years from now. Bush has nothing to lose. He can't be re-elected, Cheney isn't going to run, he could go ahead and nominate a hardcore right wing religious nut job like john ashcroft. the dems would fight and fight and hopefully win but even if bush loses he wins becuase in nominating someone like that he will energize the far right and they will turn out to vote for the next republican candidate.

If anything can be said about the religous right it is that they organize and vote. Unlike the liberals who tend to bitch and stay home on election day.

07-21-2005, 06:12 PM
kane Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: portland, OR Posts: 20,684	here is my take for what it is worth. I think overall the guy seems like a modertate type of conservative. Yes he is pro-life eventhough he may not have said it outright just yet. Roe V Wade will not be fought in a big battle first they will fight to limit the types of abortions you can have ( IE no late term ) and they will fight to force underage girls to have parents permission and more and more. They will try to erode away at it. Maybe one day it will be overturned. Maybe not. As for it being overturned not being a big deal that is wrong. It is a HUGE deal. Yes individual states can still say that people can have abortions but do you think for one second that a government that fights to overturn roe V wade will not go after those people federally? You need only loot at the medical marijana case to see the answer. There are several states where you can have medicinal pot but the supreme court just said that the feds can still come and get you because you are breaking a federal law. But that aside one thing remains. Once a judge gets on the court they are no longer bound to any party, or persons. The president can't change his mind and remove them.It is a life long appointment so many of the justices do what they feel is right, not necessarily what thier party would want them to do. You can see how some justices started out conservative and ended up liberal or moderate or vice versa as proof. That is what needs to be asked here. What will he do when he has nobody to answer to and no hight office to hold? I think of the people that could be picked he is not as bad as it could be. He seems to be much like o'conner in many ways. I think the dems would be wise to confirm him and I think they will unless some kind of major skeleton is in the closet or something wild happens in the hearings. The bigger picture is renquist. I can't see him making it another 3 years. So you have to assume that Bush is going to be appointing another justice before he is out of office. Say it's 2 years from now. Bush has nothing to lose. He can't be re-elected, Cheney isn't going to run, he could go ahead and nominate a hardcore right wing religious nut job like john ashcroft. the dems would fight and fight and hopefully win but even if bush loses he wins becuase in nominating someone like that he will energize the far right and they will turn out to vote for the next republican candidate. If anything can be said about the religous right it is that they organize and vote. Unlike the liberals who tend to bitch and stay home on election day.