Judge Dread
I haven’t written about Sandra Day O’Connor’s resignation, because I too am resigned.
This is the moment the troglodytes have been waiting for — the opportunity to roll back at least forty years of gains for individual citizens in the realm of civil liberties, fairness, and privacy. And they’re going to have their moment. One way or another, the Prostident will manage to seat whatever Supreme Court nominee he wants.
I once asked a friend of mine who professes to be a moderate *why* he was voting for Bush. His answer basically boiled down to “defense.” When I asked how he felt about the potential for reversing Roe v. Wade or whether he was comfortable with a government in the grip of the Christian right, he pooh-poohed my concerns. “All the rhetoric is just for their base,” he said.
Horseshit.
My defense-minded friend is about to find out that our Prostident is a *member* of his goddamn base.
We’re about to kiss off four decades of progress toward a marginally more equitable, more rational, more humane civilization in favor of the law of the jungle (for poor people, that is; the rich will still get to *be* the jungle) and a culture of native superstition.
July 4th, 2005 at 10:04 PM
Ein Volk! Ein Reich! Und Ein Fuhrer!
For a safer, more prosperous republic…
July 5th, 2005 at 4:20 AM
Al Gonzalez is a good friend of George Bush, and favors Roe vs. Wade. The far right is already campaigning against him.
July 5th, 2005 at 4:55 AM
I watched a Tom Brokaw special last night called “The Long War”. He showed a Pakistani professor who was fighting religion from taking over his country. I’d also read Persepolis, where she mentioned some Iranians that spoke out against religion taking over their government (and who failed).
I think about those two examples when I think about Bush and the religious portion of our country. We can clearly see how other religions in other governments is bad. It’s the right’s hubris that makes them feel that Christianity in our government is ok. I don’t think we’re as bad as Pakistan or Iran, but we’re on our way.
Can we come up with a better system than giving seven people lifetime appointments to screw up this country?
Bush will bring in Gonzales for this round, with a wink to his base that when Rehnquist retires, he’ll appoint a major asshole conservative to the bench.
It’s so depressing that we’re hoping for the guy who thinks torture is a good idea to get nominated, isn’t it?
July 5th, 2005 at 8:10 AM
Steve, have you ever thought of running for office? For the amount of concern and interest you have with government I think you should become involved directly.
July 6th, 2005 at 5:35 PM
”As a campaign slogan, “Commit Thoughtcrime” does have a certain appeal; nonetheless…”
July 6th, 2005 at 7:27 PM
When did Gonzales EVER say that he thought torture was a good idea?
July 6th, 2005 at 9:54 PM
Bart –
As White House Counsel, he wrote the brief advising the President that the Abu Ghraib torture was legal.
July 7th, 2005 at 6:15 PM
There is a MAJOR difference between a lawyer stating that something is legal, and stating that it’s a good idea.
July 7th, 2005 at 7:50 PM
For example, resigning.
July 10th, 2005 at 11:19 AM
Bart – does it matter that it WASN’T legal?
July 11th, 2005 at 7:43 PM
Before I answer that, are you a lawyer, Frankie?