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July 17, 2005

The Supreme Court

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,162780,00.html

I have to be honest; I am a bit nervous about this whole issue. I am worried that Bush will put up Gonzalez, or someone else who is not Pro-Life. The Democrats and pro-deathers push the idea that replacing O'Conner will tip the balance of the court, when in fact, it will not. Partial Birth Abortion will become illegal, but overall, Roe v. Wade will be kept in tact. This is because Clinton replaced a pro-life Justice with either Ginsburg or Breyer, I forget which one. So, the actual vote to uphold Roe v. Wade with O'Conner is 6-3, not 5-4. Kennedy believes in upholding Roe v. Wade, but does not believe in Partial Birth Abortion, that is where these 5-4 PBA votes come in. To replace O'Conner with a pro-life Justice will just be giving back the pro-Lifers a seat which was originally theirs to begin with.

I personally would like to see Bush put a pro-life woman on the bench. If it is possible to find someone who is a little liberal (very unlikely Bush would do this), but firmly pro-life, that would be great. That would be a nice change of events, and keep the seat a woman. That would keep the bickering down a little, and show that there are pro-life women in the world. It would also give any future decision some legitimacy, as a woman would be in on the decision that "rolled back the rights of women".

I would also like to point out, that the Republicans have had no trouble confirming very liberal Justices, as was the case with Ginsburg. She was a lawyer for the ACLU for goodness sake, but yet was confirmed with 96 votes. So, why do the Democrats put Republican nominees through the ringer?

It seems to me that the only issue Democrats are worried about is Abortion. They dare to preach to pro-life people about not voting on one issue, but when it comes to legislation and court nominees, one issue rises above all the others. Abortion. I have heard very little about minority rights, the middle class, even gay rights. It is always abortion. Even from more liberal republican senators like Spector. It seems to me that some people's priorities are a little mixed up. Is the Supreme Court an insitution only concerned with upholding Roe v. Wade? Does entrance to it require on to swear on their life they will uphold Roe v. Wade?

Alberto Gonzalez is pro-choice. If he is nominated, even with his beliefs on torture and countless other super conservative beliefs, I will love to see how the Democrats treat him. Will he be in the mainstream just because of his views on abortion, and thus confirmed without question? Will the Democrats just be thankful they got a pro-choice candidate? Is abortion the number one value in America or something?

Everyone says they want a mainstream Justice, but here is my opinion. Give the seat back to the pro-lifers. I have seen these surveys where it is claimed 60% of the nation wants Roe v Wade upheld. Ok, so you can still put a pro-life justice up and still be in the mainstream. Currently the Court is about 70% pro-death, but if they put up a pro-life justice, this brings the court much more in line with mainstream American, with about 60% of the Court being pro-death, and about 40% being pro-life.

Anyway, Bush worries me with his choice. This is the great pro-life test for Bush. (as well as a test for the Democrats) This will show exactly how committed he is to the pro-life movement. This post is not an approval of the Republican Party, I am very interested in seeing if they will be sell outs. So, the question everyone in America is asking, who will it be? The nation and the world are watching, so will we be civilized, or will we fit the description of an American in international circles? The answer to these questions and more will be answered in the next episode of... America...

Posted by cr3do1 at July 17, 2005 11:28 PM

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