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To: orionblamblam

I don't think that Alito said stare decisis was set in stone. He indicated that at the Scotus level it was not sacrosanct.


38 posted on 07/10/2006 10:00:07 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It. Supporting our Troops Means Praying for them to Win!)
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To: xzins

> He indicated that at the Scotus level it was not sacrosanct.

True, but it is nonetheless an important point of consideration. If Alito & Roberts were honest (no reason to suspect otherwise), then they'd have a hard time overturning Roe without something new.

The point: the President has little if any impact on abortion. And until such time as Roe is overturned and the decision on abortion is returned to the states... then governors also have little say in the matter.

Abortion is a subject that makes rational people go buggo and work against their own best interests. Single-issue voting doesn't make much sense when you're voting for/agaisnt someone based on an issue they can do nothing about... especially when there are *bigger* issues.

If it comes down to Condi vs. Hillary, every vote that's not cast for Condi is a step forward for Hillary.


44 posted on 07/10/2006 10:49:15 AM PDT by orionblamblam (I'm interested in science and preventing its corruption, so here I am.)
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