In Case You Don't Like Romney... A Challenge To Every FReeper

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[MindBender26]

In Case You Don't Like Romney...

Columnist Andrew McCarthy gives us what probably is the most important question regarding the upcoming presidential election …

“If Romney wins the nomination, as seems very likely, I will enthusiastically support his candidacy. For my friends who may have hesitation on that score, I’d just ask you to keep four things in mind:

1.. Justice Scalia just turned 78

2.. Justice Kennedy will turn 78 later this year

3.. Justice Breyer will be 76 in August

4.. Justice Ginsburg turned 81 about a week ago and has had cancer twice.

Whoever we elect as president in November is almost certainly going to choose at least one and maybe more new members of the Supreme Court — in addition to hundreds of other life-tenured federal judges, all of whom will be making momentous decisions about our lives for decades to come.

If you don’t think it matters whether the guy making those calls is Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, I think you’re smokin’ something funky….”

So for anybody who is thinking of not voting because your favorite didn’t get nominated, or writing in a candidate who can't win ... just imagine this possibility:

'SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ERIC HOLDER'

Did that get your attention!

[Diogenesis]

This is EXACTLY why MR. RomneyCARE should NOT be trusted.

Has Mr. RomneyCARE apologized for his PAST appointments yet?

"Governor Mitt Romney, who touts his conservative credentials to out-of-state Republicans,
has passed over GOP lawyers for three-quarters of the 36 judicial vacancies he has faced,
instead tapping registered Democrats or independents -- including two gay lawyers who
have supported expanded same-sex rights, a Globe review of the nominations has found.
Of the 36 people Romney named to be judges or clerk magistrates, 23 are either registered Democrats
or unenrolled voters who have made multiple contributions to Democratic politicians
or who voted in Democratic primaries, state and local records show.
In all, he has nominated nine registered Republicans, 13 unenrolled voters,
and 14 registered Democrats."
- Boston Globe 7/25/2005

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Romney Rewards one of the State's Leading Anti-Marriage Attorneys by Making him a Judge
Romney told the U.S. Senate on June 22, 2004, that the "real threat to the States is not the
constitutional amendment process, in which the states participate,
but activist judges who disregard the law and redefine marriage . . ."
Romney sounds tough but yet he had no qualms advancing the legal career of one
of the leading anti-marriage attorneys. He nominated Stephen Abany to a District Court.
Abany has been a key player in the Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association which,
in its own words, is "dedicated to ensuring that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision
on marriage equality is upheld, and that any anti-gay amendment or legislation is defeated."
- U.S. Senate testimony by Gov. Mitt Romney, 6/22/2004 P>

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"Romney announces he won't fill judicial vacancies before term ends
Despite his rhetoric about judicial activism, Romney announced that
he won't fill all the remaining vacancies during his term - but instead
leave them for his liberal Democrat successor!
Governor Mitt Romney pledged yesterday not to make a flurry of lame-duck
judicial appointments in the final days of his administration . . . David Yas,
editor of Lawyers Weekly, said Romney is "bucking tradition" by resisting the urge to
fill all remaining judgeships. "It is a tradition for governors to use that power to appoint judges
aggressively in the waning moments of their administration," Yas said.
He added that Romney has been criticized for failing to make judicial appointments.
"The legal community has consistently criticized him for not filling open seats quickly enough
and being a little too painstaking in the process and being dismissive of the input of the
Judicial Nominating Commission," Yas said.
- Boston Globe 11/2/2006

[MindBender26]

His record indicates that his choices wouldn’t be substantially different than Obama’s.

Let me put it this way; Would Romney nominate, Hillary, Holder, or Van Jones to the court?

Can you promise me Obama would not?

[MrEdd]

Romney appointed liberals to the bench as governor of Massechussettes, so it is not clear what point (if any) you could possibly try to make here, and he is still pro abortion as well as pro homosexual so he isn’t really a possibility anyway.

Perhapse you should try selling socislist Mitt Romneycare on a site where people haven’t followed his actions for over a decade.

[Jemian]

My vote is NOT a protest. It is an endorsement and support of someone who represents my values. I have been pledged to neither party and in consideration, I see no assurance that Romney would make any different choices for the courts than Caligula would.

Death by cancer or death by a bullet? Ain’t much of a choice.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The USSC is a bigger prize than the presidency, because those guys serve a lot longer.

If Ubama appoints one more radical, we are done.

[Rudder]

Then you’ll casting a vote for Obama....smart move.

[Breto]

Willard is no fan of the constitution. The joke here is Willard has a history of appointing liberal judges not conservative.. Soooo the choice is liberal or really really liberal. Either way the constitution is dead.

[NE Cons]

Wow you are delusional

[Linda Frances]

Like or not romney has governed as a liberal, especially socially. How many people here questioned in past elections how democrats who say they are Christians, can vote for someone who is pro abortion and pro gay marriage/ gay adoption? Now if your not voting for Romney your criticized. Its so sad how people are compromising their values because of fear and no faith in God that if we rise up worked together we could take out romney. The fear and hate of one man, obama, is causing people to hold their nose and vote for someone who is a little less worse than obama
is pathetic.

Anyway, I have yet to hear Romney ask for social conservative votes, in fact he says he does not have to, that we will vote for him. At least Obama has enough respect for his voters to ask for their votes. Romney has yet to go to a single social con event Romney is calculated and arrogant. He’ assumes so con will cave. He's assuming too much.

Romney’s “accomplishments”.

1. Implemented/created Gay Marriage in MA

2. Supported and forced Gay Adoption in MA

3. Supported Abortion wholeheartedly

4. Raised taxes/fees over 300% while being Governor of MA

5. Implemented a state-level Cap and Trade system.

6. Supported Man-Made Global Warming

7. Supported the Brady Bill

8. Implemented a state level “Assault” Weapons Ban after the Federal AWB was allowed to expire.

9. Supported TARP

10. Supported Amnesty for Illegal Aliens (Citizenship for those already here)

11. Supported McCain-Kennedy (Amnesty)

12. Implemented a socialized medicine in MA called RomneyCare complete with an Individual Mandate and $50 abortions.

13. Nominated 27 Democrats (out of 36 nominations) for judgeships in MA, many of them extreme left-wingers

[RWGinger]

jem
Ok your vote is you showing sypport for someone , who you know can not win

which would you rather have another wise latina or another roberts?

you can pretend you think romney’s candidaes would be no different than 0dumbo but you know you would be wrong

[discostu]

You actually think Romney will elect anybody better?! BWAHASHAHAHAHAHAH

He’s a socialist dink just like Obie, they’ll nominate people of the same idiotic socialist mindset. and anybody that thinks otherwise is dumber than either of them.

Here’s the REAL facts:
They’re both socialist scumbags who have no freaking clue
Which ever one you elect will continue to grow the budget and the power of the fed
The only thing at question here is 4 or 8 more years

[MindBender26]

Perhaps you should try selling socialist Mitt Romneycare on a site where people haven’t followed his actions for over a decade.

No, the need is here, where some members of the Fool Wing of the Conservative Movement will complain endlessly about Romney.. and help elect Obama in the process.

[mnehring]

Unlike Obama, Romney is not an activist. He can be manipulated if we are willing to be the ones to shake his Etch-a-Sketch. Not ideal but that is our realistic option now. No one is riding in on a white horse to save us. We need to manipulate the situation the best we can.

[roamer_1]

So the fact that Romney appointed mostly liberal judges in Ma., shouldn’t concern us at all right?

I think it is fair to say that we all can work together to ensure a Conservative Senate, which would block any liberal nominees to the SC (by either obummer or Romney, no matter who gets the win)... But trying to get a Conservative to vote for one such as Romney is a non-starter. Especially using fear tactics such as these.

[Diogenesis]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY NO ONE CAN TRUST ROMNEY .. except for the following:

Mitt Romney wins much coveted Jimmy Carter endorsement

Gore Praises Romney's 'Climate Protection Plan'

Carville(D):
"It's a feel-good story, this Romney thing.
Romney is an ascendant guy."

Sen. John Kerry (D) to Don Imus on RomneyCARE:
"I like this health care bill".

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D) on RomneyCARE:
"To come up with a bipartisan plan in this polarized environment is commendable."

George Soros Wants Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney wins much coveted Jimmy Carter endorsement

[JustSayNoToNannies]

I'm writing in George Washington and praying for the Justice's continued good health.

Then you’ll casting a vote for Obama....smart move.

It's your understanding that a write-in vote for George Washington will be tallied for Obama? (Well, maybe in Chicago ...)

[SoConPubbie]

So you think Romney is better on judicial appointments than Obama?

His record as Governor shows he is not.

He nominated 27 out of 36 far-left, Progressive Liberal extremists to the bench.

Legal analysts say candidate Romney is different from Gov. Romney.

Liberty Counsel Action Vice President Matt Barber said Romney’s appointments were constitutional “living document” poster children.

“Many of Romney’s appointments were not only liberal, not only Democrats, but were radical counter-constitutionalists. How on earth can we expect that, as president, he would be any different?” Barber asked rhetorically.

“Actions speak louder than words, and Mitt Romney’s actions as governor scream from the rooftops that he cannot be trusted with this most important of presidential responsibilities.”

Barber cites two specific examples of Romney’s radical appointments.

“As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney not only failed in this regard, he appointed a number of very liberal, if not radical, ‘living, breathing’-minded judges to the bench,” Barber said.

“Two that come to mind were extreme homosexualists Marianne C. Hinkle and Stephen Abany,” he said. “They both had a long history of pro-gay activism, yet Romney didn’t hesitate to put them on the bench.”

“These are people who outrageously believe the postmodern notion that newfangled ‘gay rights’ trump our constitutionally guaranteed First Amendment rights,” he said.

Baldwin agreed, citing Romney’s statements about the two requirements he actually used when selecting judges.

“Romney did focus on two criteria: their legal experience and whether they would be tough on crime. In other words, the nominee could be a gay activist or a pro-big government, pro-quota, pro-gun control Democrat Party hack who detests every judicial principle treasured by our founding fathers,” Baldwin said. “But if he happens to be tough on crime and have prosecutorial experience, he gets past the Romney filter. Many of Romney’s nominees fit that description.”

Baldwin added that Romney did have some ideological criteria for many of his nominees:

“It was criteria commonly used by the left. For starters, his nominees were mostly pro-abortion. Indeed, while campaigning for governor in 2002, Romney told the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) that his judicial nominees would more likely protect abortion rights than would those of a Democrat Governor, according to notes from a person attending this meeting.”

Another Romney criteria, Baldwin explained, was “diversity.”

“The other criteria consistently emphasized by Gov. Romney in deciding judicial selections was ‘diversity.’ This is the silly notion that judgeships should reflect the population in terms of race and gender and even sexual orientation, regardless of a person’s judicial philosophy,” he said. “Clearly, the use of diversity quotas demonstrates Romney’s lack of a coherent conservative worldview.”

Barber agreed with Baldwin’s assessment, adding that Romney’s record while governor is reason for concern, because the next president may radically reshape the federal bench.

[fishtank]

Oh yeah????

Rmoney is your go-to guy for conservatism????

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Here's your Rmoney Supreme Court picks!!

SC Justice Jeb Bush

SC Justice Orrin Hatch

SC Justice Jon Huntsman

NO THANK YOU!!!!

[NE Cons]

I'm shocked that there are those of you that blatantly would rather have a Muslim Marxist born in Kenya, who is destroying our nation, all the while calling us racist and engaging in class warfare, race warfare, divisions across the board, over a good family man who is a moderate but loves America!? Just because of your bigoted views of his religion?

Folks like yourself amaze me... And NOT in a good way... Pathetic

[Patton@Bastogne]

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Well written , Linda ....



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