Bush Nominates Pro-Life Conservative! It’s Party Time!!!

I am absolutely stoked. I was so worried that President Bush would pick someone who would be an easy confirm just to avoid the battle. President Bush has not let us down. He has chosen a good solid pro-life conservative jurist. With this nomination Bush has thrown down the gauntlet to the Senate Democrats. He has told Chuck Schumer, and Ted Kennedy to stick it where the sun doesn’t shine.

The Democrats will bear their teeth, but they have overplayed their hands with lower judicial nominees. They will rue the day they fought so hard against Miguel Estrada and other judges, because now they will really look like blatant obstructionists. They will fight hard though. We are in for a battle of 0ut lifetimes. Bush has shown now that he is ready to fight the mother of all confirmation wars.

Bush has nominated someone who will galvanize the conservative side. This will tip the court in our favor. The Democrats know this and will stop at nothing to try and torpedo this nominee. The courts are the left’s last grasp on power and they will not go down without a fight. Taking a line for the Lost Boys “Some yell and scream, some go quietly. Some explode, some implode, but all will try to take you with them”. Hopefully the left's tyranny of the bench has come to an end. Roe vs. Wade's days may be numbered, hopefully. Only time will tell.

This is a deathblow to the left in this country. It is going to be so fun to see this play out. I can't wait! Thank you President Bush. You have reestablished your conservative credentials. Let’s just hope and pray the Senate Republicans are up to the fight. To Senator Arlen Spector, please don’t show us why we conservatives opposed you being chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Lets see you be the same guy that kicked butt in the Clearance Thomas hearings. Same to you Orrin. We are with you. Now lets go out there and fight!!!!

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Oh, well that's just wonderful isn't it? Then, we can have one party, and they can have all the power and control all the courts, and do whatever the hell they want. Becuase, you know, God wants the self rightous republicans to be that way, because they are all saints and 'morally superior' to Democrats.....NOT

Come on man, total control of the courts by either party is a bad thing. Last time I checked, the US was a representitive government, and one party doesnt encompass everyone in the country. Get real.

 

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Orestes

Would you feel the same if liberals controlled the courts and we had a Democrat as President? Liberals only call for balance when they are out of power. They don't seem to mind the imbalance when it tilts in their favor.

 

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yes.

I gotta get the hell out of this country, it is becoming everything our founding fathers set out to prevent. people rant and rave about middle eastern theocracies, but fail to see their own.

 

Yes, I just would like to see balance, both party's working together.(Like that will happen) Your whole premise of the Mighty and Rightous republicans fighting the evil and lowly Democrats just kinda makes me twitch. And, it's egotistical.

 

orestes

We do not have the two party system in order for both sides to "get along". We have the system in order for our side to fight tooth and nail for our interests. In this country we do not fight our political battles with guns and bombs, we fight them with words, and ideas. Our elected representatives are our foot soldiers in this fight. You don't win a war by appeasing your opponents. The same principle exists in politics.

 

The courts are always reactionary due to the lifetime appointments. When FDR was implementing his "New Deal" the then conservative court handed him a number of defeats leading FDR to threaten to "pack" the court by appointing more than the traditional nine justices until he had a majority on his side. We are now in a conservative period, and the courts are the last holdover from the period of liberal dominance. Bush now begins the process of correcting this problem.

 

I understand that a good dose of argument on capitol hill and in American politics in general is good, yes, but when you want to completely eliminate the opposing side, as you suggested in your original post, I think that might be going a little too far. I mean, aren't they both on the same side in the end? Thats what I think many lose sight of, the fact that they are all Americans.

 

I don't want to eliminate the opposition; I only want their ideas defeated. I certainly want my side to have their feet to the fire to keep them from becoming arrogant and out of control. This is what happened to the Democrats. They were in power for 40 years and it corrupted them. Good competition strengthens both sides, but you still want your side to win in the end.

 

what planet are you living on? I am not trying to say the democrats are perfect, but my god, do you really think republicans aren't arrogant? I think Bush is the most arrogant public figure I have ever seen.

that aside, why do you think a more conservative supreme court is good? is it because you think they should have a Christian view of life? (i.e. no abortion)

p.s. democrats and republicans are just as fucked up in my opinion. theology and mass media have destroyed democracy. now there is officially no working political system in the world.

 

I would hope a more conservative court would respect property rights (ie overturn that eminent domain crap), put an end to the racial spoils system (affirmative action), respect American traditions (saying "under God in the pledge), overturn the anti free speech McCain campaign finance reform bill, stop the slow repeal of the death penalty (now it's unconstitutional to execute a seventeen year old mass murderer, but OK if he's eighteen; also your IQ now must hit a certain number). Basically, just stop discovering new "rights" all the time and intrepret the law based on American traditions and the intent of those who wrote the law

 

If any of y'all were the president, wouldn't you select a judge that had the qualities and the outlook that YOU wanted on the court? Or, for god's sake, are you saying that YOU would select someone that you didn't like??!!

Baron Max

 

Activist judges have usurped power. What was designed to be the weakest of the three branches is now the most powerful.

Kelso vs City of New London even rattled the left. Incredible we are at the point where the state can take private property and give it to corporations.

The Medical Marijuana defeat was another wake up for the left. Until FDR's congress and FDR's court, the Federal government had no role in the intra-state use of pot.

Conservatives have been warning liberals for decades that sooner or later there would be activist court decisions would not be to their liking.

That day has finally arrived.

 

An obvious anti-choice supreme court pick is not good for the Republicans, even if you think it means overturning Roe-Wade. The majority of people think abortion should remain legal since the constitution has established privacy rights pertaining to your own body. To turn that around would be to ignore precedent and ignore the people. This is the cons both overreaching and distracting us from the treason they committed in outing a CIA agent for spite.

 

I agree, people should be judged on the content of their character and not the color of their skin.

what are you stupid? that was not originally in there, it is anti-communist propaganda.

why, so the party that has more money will win the elections regardless of their ability to lead.

that would be a good idea, but there are so many appeals processes that it usually cost more to execute a person than it does to keep them in prison for life.

traditions should have no part in law. if that were the case, there would still be slavery.

I would make it a swing court, even it out, then pick someone who is in the center. that's because I care more about my country than pushing my belief on other people.

I agree it would hurt republicans if they get too conservative, but I don't want to hurt republicans, I agree with them on a lot of issues. I just don't want our country to be governed by extremists.... opps, too late.

 

I agree with every word. The Kalo decision was a travesty. It as not the conservatives that ruled against property rights it was the liberals. As far as the McCain/Feingold finance reform bill, many Congressmen and Senators voted for it thinking that the Supreme Court would do the right thing and overturn it. It didn't work out that way. This should serve as a warning to all legislators. Don't rely on the courts to do your dirty work. Too often legislators pass unpopular decisions on to the courts because they do not want to accept the responsibility for them. This has caused the congress to cede their rightful authority over to the courts. In turn the courts have used this power to enact their own laws. This is a usurpation of power and has caused the Supreme Court to become an unelected de facto Super Legislature. The Supreme Court was never intended to become the final voice on every question. The Courts are supposed to defend our rights but now they are the threat. Who will defend us against them? The only answer is for us to replace the current occupants with strict constructionists who understand and respect the courts role. The Congress also needs to take back the power that is rightfully theirs, and have the courage to fight for laws on their own merits and not rely on the courts to do their dirty work.

 

Thou shall not kill, hypocrite.

 

Eh.. reasonably speaking, the President is appointed for the purpose of serving the people, not himself.

 

Please link me to the text of a single law written by the Supreme Court, or is your rhetoric just more conservative bellyaching about the way our nation is structured under the constitution?

 

Brutus, why do you hate freedom? Why do you conservative screwheads delight in the idea of eliminating freedom and dictating to others how they must behave? I hope that once we get Iraq on their feet they invade us for liberation. With conservatives in power we could sure as hell use it.