Operation Rescue Will Not Support Miers to the Supreme Court

Christian Communication Network ^ | 5 October 2005

[Aussie Dasher]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 /Christian Wire Service/ -- Today, President George W. Bush has nominated White House Counsel Harriet Miers to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by retiring Sandra Day O'Connor.

While many pro-life groups were frustrated with the lack of information about the abortion stand of Bush's first Supreme Court nominee, John Roberts, even less is known about Harriet Miers. Some have placed her in the same category as pro-abortion administration officials Condoleezza Rice and Karen Hughes.

"We must reject the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court of the United States," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.

"President Bush promised that he would appoint strong constitutional constructionist to the Supreme Court in the mold of Thomas and Scalia, but Miers is no Thomas or Scalia," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. "We must be given a nominee that will restore the protections of personhood to the pre-born. If your head was about to be crushed, would you want to trust you life to someone who will not state their position on your murder?"

"Bush was given one mandate by the American people in the last election and that was to reform the Supreme Court. Reform does not come in a brown paper bag," said Newman.

[sinkspur]

Flip Benham's crowd, the ones who stand outside Dallas elementary schools and shove pictures of aborted fetuses into the faces of second graders, doesn't find Meirs acceptable.

No surprise there.

[Fester Chugabrew]

If nobody wants her on either side, she must be great!

Yep.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

I could honestly care less what Operation Rescue, Randell Terry, Bo Gritz, or any other fringe organization or political opportunist believes with regard to the Miers nomination.

Kathryn Jean Lopez was absolutely correct in her (tentative) assessment yesterday.

Their opposition is worthless, but that doesn't make Harriet Miers any more qualified for this position than she was prior to their condemnation.

There are enough conservatives-both ordinary, idealistic Americans and members of the commentariet and legal community-who have qualms to cast doubt in the minds of even the most fervent Bush advocate.

[tarc0917]

As a personal view, yes. What evidence is there that that would translate into judicial action on the issue?

[MarchTogether.com]

Operation Rescue does more work to save humans from death by abortion then anyone in this chat room. They are on the front lines while you folks sit in your easy chairs playing armchair quarterbacks.

If you want to do something about abortion instead of just talk about how bad it is then join us at http://www.marchtogether.com.

Don't complain about OR, complain about the 4,000 human beings who won't live through the day because an abortion "doctor" will take their lives from them.

[MarchTogether.com]

Operation Rescue does more work to save humans from death by abortion then anyone in this chat room. They are on the front lines while you folks sit in your easy chairs playing armchair quarterbacks.

If you want to do something about abortion instead of just talk about how bad it is then join us at http://www.marchtogether.com.

Don't complain about OR, complain about the 4,000 human beings who won't live through the day because an abortion "doctor" will take their lives from them.

[MarchTogether.com]

Operation Rescue does more work to save humans from death by abortion then anyone in this chat room. They are on the front lines while you folks sit in your easy chairs playing armchair quarterbacks. If you want to do something about abortion instead of just talk about how bad it is then join us at http://www.marchtogether.com Don't complain about OR, complain about the 4,000 human beings who won't live through the day because an abortion "doctor" will take their lives from them. Sorry about the reposts - messed up the html on the link because of the period at the end of the sentence.

[jess35]

Gee, they're going to take their toys and go home? What a shame.

On one hand they decry judcial activism...and on the other hand, they DEMAND judicial activism.

[Aussie Dasher]

You are SOOOO VERY VERY right!

[jess35]

Coulter is one of the numerous republicans who only really have one criteria for a nominee. The left must HATE them.

They're itching for a fight and it's time someone dumped a little cold water on them.

[traderrob6]

I never implied they didn't, I said they hadn't done their homework. From all indications of Miers position on abortion , that is indeed the case.

[LS]

There are right and wrong ways of doing everything. I didn't see Jesus, one time, intervene in the Roman execution of anyone, just or unjust. There were plenty of abortions going on in His time, and we have no record of Him one time "rescuing" a baby.

All must be done according to law, and not a single mind has ever been changed by hurling a dead fetus at someone. Rescue has set back the pro-life cause by years, and we are just now recovering.

[Aussie Dasher]

My friend, I cannot disagree with you more.

[LS]

I await examples from scripture.

[Aussie Dasher]

I'm not an expert on Scripture but I do believe when we see children being killed we have an obligation to try to save them.

If you saw a child drowning in a river, would you rely on Scripture for guidance or just try to save him?

[LS]

That's not the point. The point is that Operation Rescue not only breaks existing laws, but alienates people who otherwise might be convince-able, thus resulting in more children "drowning in the river," to use your analogy.

But, to answer your question, did you know that a tower collapsed in a town where Jesus taught and He did nothing to stop it? Or that he did not heal every sick person in a town? There was a method to Jesus's operations, guided by scripture, and it certainly would not have involved carrying a jar with a fetus in it.

[Aussie Dasher]

I often wonder what He would do if He was on the earth today.