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Sounds like the right wing of the U.S. Supreme Court is about to engage in a little judicial activism when it comes to congressional efforts to control campaign spending and curb corporate influence on elections. See, judicial activism is OK with conservatives when it's in their ideological interest. -- here to aid an anti-abortion group.
Which, coincidentally, is a segue to a Robin Toner article on the Supreme Court's male Catholic majority. In the aftermath of the late-term abortion ruling, decided by five anti-abortion Catholics, the demographic is getting discussion.
Did their religion matter? Should it even be discussed? In the wake of the 5-4 ruling in Gonzales v. Carhart, these questions have been raised and debated in venues from the blog of the American Constitution Society (where Geoffrey R. Stone, a constitutional law professor, said the justices’ religious identity was “too obvious, and too telling, to ignore,”) to ABC’s “The View,” (where Rosie O'Donnell declared, "How about separation of church and state in America?" according to ABC News.)
The pushback from conservative Catholics was immediate - even pre-emptive. Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, declared, “We need more, not fewer, Catholics on the Supreme Court.” On his Web site, the Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, an influential conservative, wrote last week, “I expect it is on the minds of many, but so far there has been only marginal public comment on the fact that all five in the Carhart majority are Catholics.” He added, “What can one say? Know-Nothings of the world unite?”
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OK...I'll bite. I think this clearly points out that the President, whoever it may be at the time, should appoint a confirmed atheist to the next open slot on the Supreme Court.
Though I find a room full of Catholics less scary than a room full of Baptist, it's only slightly less scary. Oh and look...I just found where you can download Catholic Ringtones for your cell, if you are so inclined......what on earth would be a Catholic Ringtone?
This court ruling upsets me only because it has no provision for exceptions in case the mother's life is at stake. I loved my 2 little specks when they were in their mama's belly, but I really didn't get to know them and really love them until they came out to play. Therefore, it would be an easy choice if I had to pick between saving the life of my wife or the life of my unborn child in the even of a crisis.
Lovely pregnant women will die because of this court ruling. Maybe that's what Catholics invented Purgatory for....Catholic Supreme Court Justices who allow pregnant women to die because of their silly beliefs that get thrown on strangers in a time of trouble.
I got the Google and I got a complete set of Black & Decker power tools. If my wife has trouble in the late stages of her next fantasy pregnancy.....to hell with the Supreme Court.....I'm going in!
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April 26, 2007 04:18 PM
I do think that their religion is a factor, just as it is with the other right wing religious folks in government.
Notice how the countries where Catholicism is the main religion all have made abortions and some forms of birth control illegal. They also have more abortions, and the maiming and deaths of women from botched abortions.
All the patriarchal religions, when practiced by the right wing part of their groups, can lead to this abuse of women. Mainly it's the attitude that women are only useful for producing more members, and taking care of the the very young children.
I never fail to be astonished at how many women will go along with it. Guess after being abused and told that they are the cause of all the ills in the world it's difficult and scary to buck the indoctrination.
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April 26, 2007 06:02 PM