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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer
Do you really consider it fear mongering to say that there is a very high chance the new justice WILL take away a womans right to choose?
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Yes. I do. It's funny how the left frequently shouts about how the right better not use a litmus test when picking a nominee, but the left has their own litmus tests. What I want is for a judge to review the law as it exists. Frankly, regardless of what thinks about abortion, RvW is bad law.
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Think about it. Think about Bush and his views, his agendas. He's said time and time again he's pro-life, he's anti gay-rights and will appoint someone with these values.
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The personal views of the judge should be completely out of the picture. What the confirmation process should be is to determine if the person is qualified to hold the position. Like it or not, Bush is in office. It is within his purview to nominate. If that person is qualified to hold the position, all views on both sides as to what their personal beliefs are are moot. Otherwise you have the litmus test. I have already been cringing when various conservatives have said they don't want Alberto Gonzales to be nominated because he's seen as pro-choice. While I'm not big on Gonzales, that's not the question. The question is whether the person is qualified.
And based on the recent decisions of the left leaning members of the court, I am far more afraid of left leaning judges taking away my rights. But you won't hear Kennedy or anyone talking about Souter or Ginsberg or how they took away private property rights.
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You think it's fear mongering and scare tactics when it's an almost certain that rights will be eroded? Do you honestly think that whoever Bush appoints will uphold R v. W and help allow people who are gay to have the right to marry (like 4 other countries that are appearing to be the new progression leaders)?
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Please refer to my last paragraph. I am not a one or two issue voter, and the nominee isn't about one or two issues to me. It's the whole enchilada.
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Ummm because almost anyone Bush will appoint will be a religious zealot nut who threatens the very foundation of our democracy. This country is getting dangerously close to becoming a Christian nation with all laws and rules based upon those beliefs, and screw anyone who believes differently.
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I could offer many points as to why I disagree, but that would expand this debate far from the subject matter at hand.