Category Archives: Supreme Court Issues

I agree….

…With what Jessica over at Bush v. Choice has to say about Senator Barbara Boxer’s statement about Roberts, and how she (Boxer) would *gasp* not vote for Roberts, if she believed that he wouldn’t support women’s reproductive rights as a … Continue reading

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Justice Sunday returns!

On August 14, outspoken fundamentalist Christian leaders and their neoconservative wingnut political cohorts will be hosting yet another Justice Sunday–this time, Justice Sunday II. All in support of, you guessed it, Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, and other judges and … Continue reading

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Could Roberts' past statements be more disturbing?

Not a day has gone by since Roberts’ nomination and I don’t receive some “take action” or “alert” email from NARAL Pro-Choice America, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the National Organization for Women, and Save Our Courts. The emails always … Continue reading

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Santorum's Geese

Santorum hotly contests the notion that Roberts should be obligated to answer any questions on Roe v. Wade. He invokes fairness as the reasoning. Continue reading

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How would a confirmation of Roberts effect LGBT civil rights?

If Roberts becomes (and he probably will–don’t expect much from the cowardly Dems) the next justice on the highest bench in the land, how would it effect LGBT civil rights and liberties? Certainly there is a possibility he could face … Continue reading

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Plaidgate update

From Wonkette: …We’re shocked at how little it took for our observation about Roberts’ wrestling/drag career to morph from “heh-heh” to “HEL-LOOO, MARY!” We’re been trying to get people to buy Bush as a dog-fucker for years and Powerline has … Continue reading

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The immediate danger to abortion rights isn't that Roe will be overturned

An interesting article on Women’s E News argues that, once Justice Roberts joins the court, Justice Kennedy will become the most important abortion rights vote – the one that other justices will have to sway. Kennedy has been pro-Roe in … Continue reading

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Quotes from other people's websites

[None of the quoted snippits in this post were written by me; they’re all from essays or posts I thought were interesting, found on other websites.] The Gimp Parade on John Roberts and Disability Rights: In 2001, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick … Continue reading

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It would be more "democratic?"

I’ve already linked to a post of Amanda’s at Pandagon disdaining the “let Roe go back to the State Legislatures” arguments. We all know what states such as California, New York, Alabama, Georgia, and my home state of Indiana (shudders) … Continue reading

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Let the Far-Rightwing makeover your life at home!

How would the far-Rightwingers on the Supreme Court, Karl Rove, Dubya Bush, “Pharmacists for Life”, and Pat Robertson makeover your life, even within your very own home? So Feng Shui, isn’t it? (yeah I know, very short post)

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