He's probably a FReeper. :)
This guy actually sounds semi sane. Scary.
new_beawr (1000+ posts) Tue Jan-31-06 10:26 AM
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20. Maybe a little
I understand the judicial philosophy of Alito, I don't agree with it, but I understand it. I do know that nothing he and his brethren can do is unchangable through legislation. FDR dealt with a far more right wing court than we will have, even to the point of trying to stack the deck, and FDR made things work.
If Roe is overturned, we will have to win in the state Legislatures and in the meantime help women get to Progressive states if they need to.
If the Unitary Executive is established, we will have to gain control of Congress (which we have an excellent chance of doing, IF we don't pull a Jim Jones trick here over Alito). Alito et al will give precedence to legislation over raw execuive power grabs.
Guys like Alito are absolutely enamoured with legislative intent, with the Legislature deciding law. If we want to have a progressive society, we have to elect legislatures and executives to do so. If we cannot, then we will have to move or accept that this is a predominantly center-right country and try to carve out progressive enclaves within it.