so many Q so little time.onecrazyventureSeptember 12 2008, 08:22:11 UTC
hi laura. :) this is a serious question as i try to gather facts to make an intelligent decision in nov - do you think the right for abortion will be taken away from us? we just survived 20ish years (reagan and bushes) of republican rule and roe v wade is still in place. no one seems to want to touch it.
i'm just trying to prioritize my issues. you = smart with this stuff.
ps - i wish sarah wouldn't poof her hair the way she does. i can't explain it, but it bothers me. :)
Re: so many Q so little time.glamorousnjSeptember 12 2008, 16:11:56 UTC
I think there is a very strong chance that the next president--like this one--will have the opportunity to nominate a new Supreme Court Justice.
One more conservative and the vote will swing the other way. And because they are members for life, the court could maintain that kind of bias for some time.
There are other thing that the president can influence as well, such as funding for sex education, and influencing the FDA (which this administration has done)on their decisions on the morning-after pill and similar medications.
Re: so many Q so little time.glamorousnjSeptember 14 2008, 07:09:38 UTC
No problem. The Supreme Court Justice thing is a very huge thing-- Justices Ginsberg, Kennedy, Souter and Stevens will all be 70 or older this year. Actually, Justice John Paul Stevens will be 80 by the end of this term. Think they might want to retire?
The two youngest members, who were both sworn in during President Bush's tenure, are 45 and 50. That means they could potentially influence law for 30 years.
So if one of those four should decide to retire (or, heaven forbid, should become unable to serve) during this term, the next president has a chance to leave his mark on the way we interpret the Constitution for the next 30 years. And if two should leave the court, that could easily mean not just a reversal of Roe v. Wade during this term but see that it stay that way for a very long time.
Re: so many Q so little time.jerseyfabulousSeptember 12 2008, 15:17:28 UTC
*sighs* I think that's how we got here. So few people wanted to be vocal about choice. It's only when we're facing it not being there anymore that most people realize how important it is. And now it's going to be an uphill slog- the anti-choice forces have framed and defined the terms of the conversation for so long that it's not going to be easy.
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do you think the right for abortion will be taken away from us? we just survived 20ish years (reagan and bushes) of republican rule and roe v wade is still in place. no one seems to want to touch it.
i'm just trying to prioritize my issues.
you = smart with this stuff.
ps - i wish sarah wouldn't poof her hair the way she does. i can't explain it, but it bothers me. :)
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One more conservative and the vote will swing the other way. And because they are members for life, the court could maintain that kind of bias for some time.
There are other thing that the president can influence as well, such as funding for sex education, and influencing the FDA (which this administration has done)on their decisions on the morning-after pill and similar medications.
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The two youngest members, who were both sworn in during President Bush's tenure, are 45 and 50. That means they could potentially influence law for 30 years.
So if one of those four should decide to retire (or, heaven forbid, should become unable to serve) during this term, the next president has a chance to leave his mark on the way we interpret the Constitution for the next 30 years. And if two should leave the court, that could easily mean not just a reversal of Roe v. Wade during this term but see that it stay that way for a very long time.
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I think that's how we got here. So few people wanted to be vocal about choice. It's only when we're facing it not being there anymore that most people realize how important it is. And now it's going to be an uphill slog- the anti-choice forces have framed and defined the terms of the conversation for so long that it's not going to be easy.
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