craigfarmer
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Judge Roberts should be confirmed for the Supreme Court.
There are three reasons, though they tend to contradict each other.
1. Apparently Judge Roberts is a genuinely good man, and Democrats need to allign ourselves more with the mainstream than the extreme or abnormal. In fact we need to become more mainstream and optimistic in our views. This doesn't portend tailoring any policy position. It involves packaging, presentation, good manners, and overall good-heartedness. Most people on the left are there because of some greivance based on inequality, discrimination, unfairness, etc. Yet, we need to balance those realities with the equally true greatness of America and our people. Judge Roberts personifies our ideals in many ways. It would do us well to embrace the goodness in his nomination. Absent a scandal he will win anyway. There's very little value in fighting this losing cause.
2. Democrats keep losing elections because much of what we've fought for has been accepted into law, often through the courts. This has given the Republicans a "free shot" to embrace what they like, and deride the "overbearance" and "activism" of the bench at the same time. Most elected Republicans for instance are functionally pro-choice, and would probably vote that way ultimately if the decision was at hand. Yet they can proclaim their pro-life values now because the courts have road-blocked the political process. Any truly pro-life legislation is unconstitutional today. What's left is the moral issue, and popular sub-items such as parental choice, partial birth, 24 hour waiting periods, etc. If Judge Roberts (and maybe one more justice) is appointed, Roe and many other decisions could be overturned and returned to the political arena. Then when elections are imminent, the cry that your "Rights are on the line" will actually be true.
Actually, I believe Roberts like the many of the rest are really pro-choice and anti-abortion. (That's my position too). So I don't believe he would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. It's a wonder how many years Republican Presidents will be able to garner Christian conservative votes and not deliver.
3. Judge Roberts will move to the left once on the court. He is a Washington Insider. His friends will ensure that his moderation triumph. It has happened numerous times. Interestingly always right to left. Just as President Bush is moderated by his wife and mother, and evidence of that could be seen in parts of his agenda (the media and political coverage notwithstanding), Judge Roberts will be the next Judge Souter; he who is often not able to be called moderate but actually liberal.
Craig Farmer
making the word "liberal" safe again!
There are three reasons, though they tend to contradict each other.
1. Apparently Judge Roberts is a genuinely good man, and Democrats need to allign ourselves more with the mainstream than the extreme or abnormal. In fact we need to become more mainstream and optimistic in our views. This doesn't portend tailoring any policy position. It involves packaging, presentation, good manners, and overall good-heartedness. Most people on the left are there because of some greivance based on inequality, discrimination, unfairness, etc. Yet, we need to balance those realities with the equally true greatness of America and our people. Judge Roberts personifies our ideals in many ways. It would do us well to embrace the goodness in his nomination. Absent a scandal he will win anyway. There's very little value in fighting this losing cause.
2. Democrats keep losing elections because much of what we've fought for has been accepted into law, often through the courts. This has given the Republicans a "free shot" to embrace what they like, and deride the "overbearance" and "activism" of the bench at the same time. Most elected Republicans for instance are functionally pro-choice, and would probably vote that way ultimately if the decision was at hand. Yet they can proclaim their pro-life values now because the courts have road-blocked the political process. Any truly pro-life legislation is unconstitutional today. What's left is the moral issue, and popular sub-items such as parental choice, partial birth, 24 hour waiting periods, etc. If Judge Roberts (and maybe one more justice) is appointed, Roe and many other decisions could be overturned and returned to the political arena. Then when elections are imminent, the cry that your "Rights are on the line" will actually be true.
Actually, I believe Roberts like the many of the rest are really pro-choice and anti-abortion. (That's my position too). So I don't believe he would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. It's a wonder how many years Republican Presidents will be able to garner Christian conservative votes and not deliver.
3. Judge Roberts will move to the left once on the court. He is a Washington Insider. His friends will ensure that his moderation triumph. It has happened numerous times. Interestingly always right to left. Just as President Bush is moderated by his wife and mother, and evidence of that could be seen in parts of his agenda (the media and political coverage notwithstanding), Judge Roberts will be the next Judge Souter; he who is often not able to be called moderate but actually liberal.
Craig Farmer
making the word "liberal" safe again!
