I've been reading through John Kerry's website, and I found one pledge that bugged me. He promised to only nominate Pro-choice judges to the Supreme Court.
Now, what happened to all the righteous indignation and protest that prevented George W. Bush from saying anything about nominating Pro-life judges? Back then, it was all about how you shouldn't nominate judges based on their political affiliation, blah blah blah ...
But it's okay for a Democrat to use a political litmus test for judge selection, so long as it's the right kind of litmus test? Just sounds like the worst kind of hypocrisy ...
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
It is, of course.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
It is hypocrisy Geoff. No other word for it.
And Tom beat me to the point.
[ January 26, 2004, 03:25 PM: Message edited by: Belle ]
Posted by Robespierre (Member # 5779) on :
quote: It is, of course.
...is okay to use a litmus test?
...or is it hypocrisy?
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
Hypocrisy. And I caught the same thing while reading his website.
Which is why I hope to be voting for Dean.
Posted by Richard Berg (Member # 133) on :
In a perfect (but boring) world, judges wouldn't have to rule on politically sensitive issues. Back in reality, it's incongruous to suggest that ANY nominating strategy can be divorced from politics. Blame both sides for suggesting otherwise.
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
Actually, as far as I can tell, all of the democratic canidates say that or the equivalent on their websites.
[ January 26, 2004, 06:33 PM: Message edited by: blacwolve ]
Posted by newfoundlogic (Member # 3907) on :
I can imagine Dean getting pissed off and start listing countries he's going to nuke and then give a yell.
[ January 26, 2004, 06:36 PM: Message edited by: newfoundlogic ]
Posted by Posable_Man (Member # 5105) on :
Party politics are ruining this country.
And we have only ourselves to blame.
The one litmus test I care about is finding a candidate that will take money ONLY from individuals and ONLY in limited amounts (under $1000 per person!!!)
I would vote instantly for a candidate who would try to pass a law restricting lobbyists' access to members of Congress.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I wouldn't vote for anyone who wants to violate the First Amendment right to petition...
Posted by Richard Berg (Member # 133) on :
Nor I.
One of my party platforms will be to accept money, advice, and gifts from anyone who cares to send them my way, with the condition that I won't know who gave what. I also promise to share the banquet leftovers with Internet forum users who are nice to me.