I'll agree but add another important point...as a matter of fact, I'd make it #2 behind terrorism/Iraq...supreme court nominations.
Everyone that says they could not vote for Rudy and will stay home ignores that one of the most important things the next POTUS will do is nominate at least two USSC justices that will affect the court for years.
Rudy has said he's in favor of strict constructionists...I'll tka my chances with him over any Democrat.
The abortion issue is settled by the courts, not the POTUS...so ignoring Rudy for his personal opinion about abortion is short-sighted.
....but he wants to eliminate the second amendment. (red flag alert)
Dear Ethrane,
"Rudy has said he's in favor of strict constructionists."
Well, I guess it depends on what one thinks is in the Constitution that determines who one believes are strict constructionists. Mr. Giuliani believes that Roe was rightly decided, that there is a "right" to abortion in the Constitution. Mr. Giuliani obviously believes that significant gun control is constitutional (either that, or he believes that it is acceptable to pass unconstitutional laws).
This raises the question of just who would be acceptable to him as a Supreme Court nominee.
Folks here often quote from an interview with Alan Colmes where Mr. Giuliani praises Justice Roberts as an excellent choice for the Court. What folks often leave out is that in the same interview, Mr. Giuliani also praises RUTH BADER GINSBURG as a good choice for the Court.
Why shouldn't he? From his perspective, her support for Roe and other liberal shibboleths must seem to fall under the rubric of "strict constructionism." How could it be otherwise?
Sorry, I wouldn't trust Mr. Giuliani with Supreme Court and other judicial nominations anymore than I would trust Mrs. Clinton.
If Mr. Giuliani is nominated, I won't vote for him. If he is nominated, then no matter who wins the general election, the country will have elected a liberal Democrat.
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And in his next breath he held up that avowed communist Ruth Bader Ginsberg as a fine Supreme Court justice, so I would tend to ignore this bit of political pandering on his part.