The Supreme Court and November 2008
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There is something very simple that people who are "excited" with Palin should consider. There is a simple question of high importance in this election. Do you want America to stay as it is or not?
The facts are simple. The next president will likely appoint 2 supreme court justices. McCain has promised to appoint justices that will try to overcome Roe v Wade. But that is the least of the problems.
If Palin is the VP and becomes president (and that is a real possibility when McCain's age and history of illness is taken into consideration), she would be able to make supreme court appointments. And that is a very serious problem. Sarah Palin is a theocrat that believes that women should have NO choice and that abortions should be outlawed. She also believes that creationism should be taught in schools. She also believes that the Iraq war was "God's wish". Appointing religious extremists with views similar to hers to the supreme court would be disastrous for this country.
To me the choice in this election is very obvious because I like Barack Obama. But even if the democratic nominee in this election was someone else that I could not stand or trust, I would still vote for him. To me appointments to the supreme court are extremely important, because they can really define what kind of country we will be. America has to remain a free spirited and tolerant country. And having a theocrat as a VP is a far from reassuring that this will happen.
There is something very simple that people who are "excited" with Palin should consider. There is a simple question of high importance in this election. Do you want America to stay as it is or not?
The facts are simple. The next president will likely appoint 2 supreme court justices. McCain has promised to appoint justices that will try to overcome Roe v Wade. But that is the least of the problems.
If Palin is the VP and becomes president (and that is a real possibility when McCain's age and history of illness is taken into consideration), she would be able to make supreme court appointments. And that is a very serious problem. Sarah Palin is a theocrat that believes that women should have NO choice and that abortions should be outlawed. She also believes that creationism should be taught in schools. She also believes that the Iraq war was "God's wish". Appointing religious extremists with views similar to hers to the supreme court would be disastrous for this country.
To me the choice in this election is very obvious because I like Barack Obama. But even if the democratic nominee in this election was someone else that I could not stand or trust, I would still vote for him. To me appointments to the supreme court are extremely important, because they can really define what kind of country we will be. America has to remain a free spirited and tolerant country. And having a theocrat as a VP is a far from reassuring that this will happen.
posted by Nevum @ 12:11 PM
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