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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The abortion battles make interesting headlines, but I think these are merely skirmishes after the main battle has been fought and lost.
Conservatives can continue to nibble around the edges, but a watershed overturning of Roe v. Wade would only result in each state being free to make their own laws as to the legality of abortion. It wouldn't outlaw abortions.
All the blue states, and even a large portion of the red ones would probably keep abortion legal with varying restrictions. And that's the best case scenario.
We have a whole generation of women in child-bearing age that never knew a time when abortions were illegal. A great many of them have the attitude that "I'd never get an abortion, but I wouldn't want it to be illegal!"
So, I'm not quite as fired up about the issue as I used to be, because abortion is never going to be outlawed as a whole in the US. Not even close. That doesn't mean we shouldn't continue to nibble around the edges and try to make it is as rare as possible. That's a fight worth fighting.
Oh, I hear you loud and clear....
Rudy is not in my top choices either...but I'm responding to the posters that insist they'll stay at home rather than vote for Rudy IF he is the nominee.
The issue of USSC justice appointments is too important in my view...at least with Rudy you have a chance at a Roberts or Alito, which you are not going to get with ANY Dem candidate.
MegaDittos!!!
Sorry to say this but the abortion issue is died,they will never reverse it.At least not in a long time.
and then will Hillary give you what you want in 8 years?She will put your agenda so far backward you'll need super vision to see it.So don't vote ,it really helps your the cause.