>The Supreme Court, however, can block whole ranges of legislation from being
>enacted even if progressives gain legislative wins. Progressives pass the
>Burma law in Massachusetts only to see it overturned. New Jersey
>progressives pass a ban on discrimination against gays, only to see the
>Supreme Court strike it down as applied to the boy scouts. Progressives
>pass local land use laws only to see the Supreme Court strike them down as
>unconstitutional takings. Progressives in Congress pass the Violence
>Against Women Act and see its civil suit components struck down by the
>Court.
So instead of worrying about who's on the Supreme Court, concede that it's a reactionary, undemocratic institution!
Pro-choicers have largely given up popular organizing in favor of campaigning for Dems, hoping that that would mean good SC appointments. Wouldn't it be better to try to organize?
Doug