[lbo-talk] Nader and His Detractors

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

R wrote:
>to imagine that in a nation like the USA, the people should be 
>grateful for  the crumbs the dems throw us, such as a judge who's 
>not a scalia clone --  when those crumbs are less than the barest of 
>minimums of any reasonable standard of govt -- is fatuous and 
>ridiculous.

We can't even count on John Kerry not to nominate a justice like 
Antonin Scalia . . . because Kerry voted for Scalia!  And he may 
nominate at least one like Scalia if more than one justice retire:

<blockquote> Last month, Kerry created a stir when he appeared to 
soften his support for an abortion litmus test for Supreme Court 
nominees. "I will not appoint somebody with a 5-4 court who's about 
to undo Roe v. Wade. I've said that before," Kerry told the 
Associated Press. "But that doesn't mean that if that's not the 
balance of the court, I wouldn't be prepared ultimately to appoint 
somebody to some court who has a different point of view. I've 
already voted for people like that. I voted for Judge [Antonin] 
Scalia."

Even some of Kerry's aides were taken aback by the comment. A few 
hours later, after some Democrats voiced concerns, the campaign 
issued a statement clarifying his unequivocal support for a litmus 
test for the high court. Kerry, however, left the door open to 
nominating as lower-court judges people who do not share his views on 
abortion, and that has created confusion among Democrats.    (Jim 
VandeHei, "Events Forcing Abortion Issue on Kerry: Reticence as Much 
Personal As Political, His Aides Say," <em>Washington Post</em>, June 
3, 2004, p. A6, 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11083-2004Jun2.html>)</blockquote>

And he will surely nominate justices who will place more restrictions 
on women's right to abortion, provided restrictions fall short of 
undoing Roe v. Wade, and lower-court judges who are even outright 
opponents of abortion.
-- 
Yoshie

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