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High-court fears drive conservatives to rally around McCain, overlook flaws
The Washington Times ^ | 5-21-08 | Ralph Z. Hallow

Posted on 05/21/2008 12:15:27 PM PDT by JZelle

Prominent conservatives and activists are indicating they will put aside their differences with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain and rally their supporters to his side because of one issue: federal judgeships.

In big gatherings and small, in e-mails and one-on-one conversations, conservative opinion leaders fear a Democratic president, especially Sen. Barack Obama, will use the presidential power to appoint federal judges who will remove references to God and religious symbols from public places.

They predict the incoming president likely will fill more vacancies on the federal bench over the next four years than at any time in recent memory, giving a Democratic administration the power to shape the courts to reflect a liberal worldview.

The American Civil Liberties Union "has been on a national rampage to remove God from every public place: the Pledge of Allegiance, the Ten Commandments, plaques in courthouses, the Boys Scouts when they meet on public property," said Phyllis Schlafly, head of the Eagle Forum, a pro-family group that held a private meeting for conservatives yesterday in a Washington hotel.

"These subjects should get out on the table so people understand what's going on in the courts," she said.

Peter J. Ferrara, general counsel to the conservative legal rights group American Civil Rights Union, said, "McCain said he'd appoint people like [Supreme Court Chief Justice John] Roberts and [Justice Samuel] Alito. Obama is saying he'd name people like [Justices Ruth Bader] Ginsberg and [David] Souter."

Conservatives consider the latter pair to be the two most consistently liberal Supreme Court justices.

"Obama is swimming in a sea of left-wing extremism with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright [Mr. Obama's former pastor] and [violent radical activist and Obama acquaintance] Bill Ayers and the rest of them," said Mr. Ferrara, a former Reagan White House aide.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bs; judicialactivism; mccain; nowaymccain; obama; rino; scotus
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To: Man50D

Don’t worry, real Conservaties will step up to the plate and do the dirty work to ensure that Obama is not your next president. You can keep your pride and principals intact!


61 posted on 05/21/2008 1:05:49 PM PDT by avacado
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To: avacado
Don’t worry, real Conservaties will step up to the plate and do the dirty work to ensure that Obama is not your next president. You can keep your pride and principals intact!

Real Conservatives don't throw their pride and principals out the window to vote for someone that disdains everything they stand for.

62 posted on 05/21/2008 1:10:51 PM PDT by BubbaBasher (No matter who wins, we lose.)
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To: JZelle

I posted this in another thread already:

I was worried about a Gore presidency. Thankfully Bush won.
I was worried about a Kerry presidency. Thankfully Bush won.
I worry about a Hillary Clinton presidency. Thankfully she ain’t gonna get the democratic nomination.

An Obama presidency absolutely scares the crap out of me.

I’ve gotta vote for McCain even though I don’t want to.


63 posted on 05/21/2008 1:11:03 PM PDT by Domandred (McCain's 'R' is a typo that has never been corrected)
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To: JZelle

Prominent conservatives and activists are indicating they will put aside their differences with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain and rally their supporters to his side because of one issue: federal judgeships.

Have conservatives ever counted on McCain and not been disappointed?


64 posted on 05/21/2008 1:12:35 PM PDT by freedomfiter2 (It's too bad I've already promised myself to never vote for McCain.)
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To: org.whodat

It does sound like something stupid from Fred Barnes. Gosh, that guy gets to me, pretending that he is a conservative.

Back to the subject, with McCain you will probably get someone between a Souter and an O’Conner late in her term. Better than an Obam choice perhaps, but not nearly enough to get me motivated for McInsane.


65 posted on 05/21/2008 1:14:12 PM PDT by MBB1984
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To: freedomfiter2
It's too bad I've already promised myself to never vote for McCain.

I made that same promise when I moved to Arizona in 2005. I see no reason to break that promise now. Anyone that votes for McCain will forever give up the right to question why blacks always vote for the democrats.

66 posted on 05/21/2008 1:17:19 PM PDT by BubbaBasher (No matter who wins, we lose.)
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To: JZelle

Gang of 14!

I don't even trust him on this issue.

67 posted on 05/21/2008 1:21:42 PM PDT by chaos_5 (I'm just another bitcon McCain hater =oP)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
"At least with McCain, there’s hope of conservative judges being appointed."

All McCain (or any president) can do is nominate. Still needs senate confirmation.

68 posted on 05/21/2008 1:29:23 PM PDT by bruin66 (Time: Nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once.)
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To: MBB1984
Mcinsane would appoint whoever his great friend Ted would ask for as a tribute to their great friendship and for the soon to be departed.
69 posted on 05/21/2008 1:35:32 PM PDT by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: BubbaBasher
"Real Conservatives don't throw their pride and principals out the window to vote for someone that disdains everything they stand for. "

You have pride and princiapls which allow Obama to become Commander in Chief of our brave and honorable U.S. Armed Forces over McCain? LOL!!!

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight! Some pride and principals...

70 posted on 05/21/2008 1:35:32 PM PDT by avacado
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To: JZelle

McCain may or may not be salvageable. Somebody better start trying to win some Senate seats to make a last stand against an Obama win and subsequent judicial appointments.


71 posted on 05/21/2008 1:36:15 PM PDT by wildbill
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To: avacado
brave and honorable U.S. Armed Forces over McCain? LOL!!!

Leave the military out of it newbie.

72 posted on 05/21/2008 1:43:03 PM PDT by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: org.whodat
"Leave the military out of it newbie. "

ROTFLMAO!!!!

Yeah right... the President of the United States of America has nothing to do with the U.S Armed Forces!

Thank you for my laugh for the day!

73 posted on 05/21/2008 1:45:28 PM PDT by avacado
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To: Balding_Eagle
McCains’ judges pick will come from a list provided by the then Senate Majority Leader.

Many forget that it was Senate Majority Leader Reid who recommended Bush2 nominate Harriet Miers for the SC opening.

And Bush did.


74 posted on 05/21/2008 1:46:41 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Robbin
I will be voting for McCain. I may be ill afterward, but I will not accept Obama.

Funny, if voting for someone made me ill....I wouldn't do it.

76 posted on 05/21/2008 1:49:22 PM PDT by Prokopton
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To: All

Awesome video:

The same kind of terrorists who support Obama did this:
http://www.frugalsites.net/911/attack/
Never apologize for them.
Never appease them.
Never forget.


77 posted on 05/21/2008 1:51:34 PM PDT by cyberella
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To: All

Awesome video:

The same kind of terrorists who support Obama did this:
http://www.frugalsites.net/911/attack/
Never apologize for them.
Never appease them.
Never forget.


78 posted on 05/21/2008 1:53:51 PM PDT by cyberella
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To: avacado
Yeah right... the President of the United States of America has nothing to do with the U.S Armed Forces!

LOL, some people like to ignore that little thing called the Constitution.

79 posted on 05/21/2008 1:54:30 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: org.whodat
"I see you are not the smartest kid on the block"

Oh brother!

As an American Citizen it is my sovereign right to vote for a President based on the issues that concern me the most. One such issue is who will become Commander in Chief of the U.S Armed Forces. I'll vote accordingly to my concerns regarding this issue.

You have a problem with that?

80 posted on 05/21/2008 1:55:08 PM PDT by avacado
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