Posted on 07/29/2005 6:46:24 PM PDT by xzins
National Survey Shows Strength of a Conservative Supreme Court Nominee
(Tupelo, MS) - A recent national survey commissioned by American Values and the American Family Association finds that voters favor a “more conservative” - over a “more liberal” - U.S. Supreme Court by 50.3 percent to 30.5 percent. Majorities of survey respondents also indicated that they disapprove of a number of the high court’s most liberal decisions.
“This survey demonstrates that President Bush’s judicial nominees need not fear appearing before the U.S. Senate and stating their opposition to the liberal judicial agenda. During his upcoming confirmation hearings, John Roberts should confidently defend his conservative philosophy,” said Gary Bauer, president of American Values.
The national survey of public opinion was conducted July 18 and 19 among 800 likely general election voters throughout the United States. All interviews were conducted by professional interviewers by telephone. Interview selection was conducted randomly from among lists of registered voters. The sample was constructed to statistically correlate with actual voter distributions across the country. The accuracy of this nationwide survey with 800 likely voters is within a margin of error of +/-3.46 percent at a 95 percent confidence interval.
Other key findings of the survey include the following:
· When asked who they like better, “a justice who strictly applies the intent of the law without regard to his or her own policy views” or “who corrects policies that he or she believes to be wrong, even if that requires overruling the intent of elected representatives,” respondents favored the justice who strictly applies the intent of the law by 59.6 percent to 31.4 percent.
· A significant majority of respondents – 60.9 percent – agree with the statement: “The U.S. Senate should give both Republican and Democratic presidents wide discretion in selecting nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court.”
· Majorities of respondents disapprove of a number of major judicial rulings at various levels on key cultural and other issues, including court decisions on the constitutionality of burning the American flag (55.5 disapprove); local use of eminent domain for private development (88.8 percent disapprove); establishing a right for same-sex couples to marry (60.1 percent disapprove); ruling “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional (80.9 percent disapproval); prohibiting public displays of the Ten Commandments under many circumstances (68.9 percent disapprove); and protecting access to partial-birth abortion as a right (64.9 percent disapprove).
“While some senators are applying liberal litmus tests to court nominees, American voters themselves oppose key pillars of the court’s liberal agenda. By all accounts, John Roberts is a conservative, and he should consider that conservatism an asset, not a liability, as he proceeds through the confirmation process,” AFA Founder and Chairman Donald E. Wildmon concluded.
American Family Association is a pro-family advocacy organization with over two million online supporters.
The USA is not governed on the basis of surveys or polls. Supreme Court Judges are'nt selected that way either.
I've heard that NASCAR races aren't decided by polls either.
"respondents favored the justice who strictly applies the intent of the law by 59.6 percent to 31.4 percent."
This is an excellent result. It points the way he to a good Republican strategy: just educate the American people better to the fact that this is the position of the Republican Party. I think the Kelo decision was so horrible that it is helping us in that way.
And let's stay clear that this is the position of the party. We want an SC Justice who will throw out Roe v. Wade, because it's not based on the Constitution and return the matter to the Legislatures. We are not, in my opinion, looking for a judge, who will make up pro-life laws and legislate them from the bench.
"“This survey demonstrates that President Bush’s judicial nominees need not fear appearing before the U.S. Senate and stating their opposition to the liberal judicial agenda. During his upcoming confirmation hearings, John Roberts should confidently defend his conservative philosophy,” said Gary Bauer, president of American Values."
I somewhat disagree. I think Roberts should remain some want reticent. It's both proper and tactically effective.
The last time I checked election is rather synonymous with poll.
You mean in the way "sick" is rather like "dead"?
Is there something wrong with you?
Your unexplained obstreperousness is more than a bit disconcerting; perhaps you need a nap.
It's apparent that good natured disagreement wasn't handed out the day you took your "Increase Your Vocabulary" lesson.
Excuse the odd habit of keeping to the point old Dear, but we don't govern or ajudicate with kindergarten rules.
Never did. Never will.
One thing to note about the polls on many controversial issues, especially abortion, is that they place the results in a polarized manner. In fact, polar ends don't apply to many people. Most of the population is closer to moderate than to the extreme polar ends of the political spectrum.
We want an SC Justice who will throw out Roe v. Wade, because it's not based on the Constitution and return the matter to the legislatures.
One of the big myths about Roe v. Wade is that abortions were not legal before then. The truth is, they were legal, after medical counsel, and as a life-saving procedure for those women to whom childbearing could be risky. Roe v. Wade has turned abortion into a less-controlled business than before. Throwing out the old ruling could allow pre-abortion medical counseling and greater safety and regulation on the procedure.
This is an excellent result.
It is a good result. It shows that a number of people are no longer in care about how much the Supreme Court is something to satisfy factional ideologies (leftist beliefs) It is something to serve the people as a whole, and to effectively interpret the high law of the land. The federalist papers placed it as a counter against factions of people (ideologically-driven groups gaining too much power)
I think the Kelo decision was so horrible that it is helping us in that way.
So were the insane rants and raves when Reagan made his judicial appointments. His appointments to the Supreme Court obviously didn't bring a downfall to the U.S. if anyone can remember the Democratic prophecies of Reagan's nominations. The same is probably going to follow for G. W. Bush. They try to rant and rave that he is going to create some apocalypse for the liberal agenda in the Supreme Court. The fact is, he won't. He will just set what has to be done. If someone does not like it, well they can try and change it in the future.
"Throwing out the old ruling could allow pre-abortion medical counseling and greater safety and regulation on the procedure.
This is an excellent result.
It is a good result. It shows that a number of people are no longer in care about how much the Supreme Court is something to satisfy factional ideologies (leftist beliefs) It is something to serve the people as a whole, and to effectively interpret the high law of the land. The federalist papers placed it as a counter against factions of people (ideologically-driven groups gaining too much power)
I think the Kelo decision was so horrible that it is helping us in that way."
Excellent points overall. I agree.
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