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Motorboat Cruiser 10-04-2005 05:03 PM

I find it very, very suspect when Bush says that he doesn't know her stance on abortion. He knows her shoe size but hasn't cared to ask that question once in the last 10 years? Really?

I think she is going to have problems getting confirmed. I think Harry Ried is being polite and pleasant right now as he watches the objections grow from the right. He doesn't have to say a thing right now.

Then again, that brings little comfort.

Gemini Cricket 10-04-2005 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon
The wrong kind of conservative...

Thanks. I was just curious.
:)

Gemini Cricket 10-04-2005 08:07 PM

Wow. This was the top story on CNN.com just now. Interesting.
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She told the group she believed gay men and lesbians should have the same civil rights as straight Americans, but that she opposed repeal of the state's sodomy law criminalizing same-sex sexual conduct.

wendybeth 10-04-2005 08:12 PM

I'm withholding any comments until I am able to find out more about her. This probably means that I have to wait until the hearings, as there is very little paper out there from her.

Gemini Cricket 10-04-2005 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth
I'm withholding any comments until I am able to find out more about her. This probably means that I have to wait until the hearings, as there is very little paper out there from her.

I am a little more optimistic after hearing she may be gay friendly. But that goes away as I'm hearing more about her being pro-life. So, I'm not totally convinced yea or nay yet. Like you say, we need to hear more about her. But she may Roberts the whole ordeal and not answer anything.

wendybeth 10-04-2005 08:18 PM

GC- I will say that I am more concerned about her now after reading that article, mainly because of our own well publicised mayoral difficulties. I can't help but compare the two- he behaved in a similar manner. I'm probably way off base, but something just strikes me as very odd about the whole thing thus far.

Gemini Cricket 10-04-2005 08:32 PM

Odd is right.

PanTheMan 10-04-2005 08:36 PM

Someone who usually defines themselves as a "Christian Conservative" is often neither. Displaying very Unchristian like behavior, and fascist beliefs.

Prudence 10-04-2005 09:11 PM

Ideally a justice would be able to distinguish between one's personal opinions on the merits of a position and determing whether a position is constitutional. A lack of documented rulings makes it difficult to determine how a candidate views the constitution and whether they are capable of making such distinctions.

PanTheMan 10-04-2005 10:06 PM

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A questionnaire filled out in 1989 by U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers is being promoted as an insight into her views on gay rights and the law. In answers to a Texas gay rights group when she was running for a seat on Dallas City Council, she said she believed gay men and lesbians should have the same civil rights as straight Americans, but that she also opposed repeal of the state's sodomy law criminalizing same-sex sexual conduct saying such behavior should be punishable by law.
Yeah....she sounds REAL "Gay Friendly"...


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