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ngdawg · 09-03-2005, 09:08 PM

While I mainly steer clear of political discussion, this development kind of scares me. It was inevitable, of course, but still, the possibility of one president (and a staunch religious, right leaner to boot) getting to say who sits on the Supreme Court twice within the term is daunting and haunting. And, barring some deep dark sinister secret revealed during Senate hearings, another conservative will get a seat. In some fairness, other justices who were feared to be quite right-leaning have turned out to be rather fair; afterall, their primary job is to uphold and interpret the items within the Constitution. However, the recent decision in favor of New London, CT. was frightening in its ramifications, as one example of recent rulings.....

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ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	While I mainly steer clear of political discussion, this development kind of scares me. It was inevitable, of course, but still, the possibility of one president (and a staunch religious, right leaner to boot) getting to say who sits on the Supreme Court twice within the term is daunting and haunting. And, barring some deep dark sinister secret revealed during Senate hearings, another conservative will get a seat. In some fairness, other justices who were feared to be quite right-leaning have turned out to be rather fair; afterall, their primary job is to uphold and interpret the items within the Constitution. However, the recent decision in favor of New London, CT. was frightening in its ramifications, as one example of recent rulings..... __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.