Romney Would Get Up To 4 Lifetime Supreme Court Justices

and that tilts the court all the way to the Right. BTW, 'up to 4' is only in the first 4 years. Most admins last 8. We could be down to 2 liberals on the bench. Do people actually not understand this? Roe will be gone. Gay rights will be gone for a century. If Mittens wins, America is 1950 for a lifetime. This is the most dangerous election of our lifetime. The country is at stake. This is a billion x worst than Bush.

This is critically important, OP. Forget gay rights, we'll see Lawrence v. TX revisited. There's a reason Republicans in TX, KS, and WY have fought hard to keep anti-gay sodomy laws on the books.
We MUST keep Romney out of the White House. He will destroy this country.
I just watched three fucking football games in a row. Anything to avoid watching the Sunday politico shows. Dexter, Homeland and The Good Wife will provide further distraction. Then it's off to bed. I'm hoping that when I wake up on Monday, the October Surprise will have dropped, and I will no longer have to worry about Obama being re- elected. I am on my last nerve.
Roe v. Wade will never be gone, because then what issue would the GOP ever again have to run on!? It's the sickest bait and switch in history. It ain't going anywhere, trust me!
R4, you're naive. Once the GOP gets rid of Roe v. Wade, then they'll get rid of Lawrence v. TX. Then the battle moves to the statehouses. The Republicans can run on the anti-abortion and anti-gay planks for decades to come.
r4, it will be gone, and every level-headed, non-partisan exert and historian has agreed that Roe is just a vote away from going down. It's gone the minute the court tilts. It has no support among the Right wing of the bench. They believe it's a state's rights issue. It was a tricky verdict even back then, which is why it still hangs in the balance. Politicians can't get enough support to get rid of Roe, but the Supreme Court can in two seconds flat, and it will if Romney is elected. The Republican Party wants to be the anti-abortion party. They can run on it with it gone, r4. They will be the ones who preserved the "sanctity of life." That will keep voters. You are seriously naive, and haven't been paying attention. The Republican party doesn't care about getting caught lying, or making bad political moves. That's why they've won in recent years. The Tea Party candidates don't care about losing their jobs. They're in there to get far Right legislation through, and will gladly walk away when it's done. They're throw-aways. One Tea Party politician goes in, then they come out, and the next one goes back in again. These are not people who want long political careers. They want to shake up the system. Rand Paul had no trouble getting elected. The Tea Party can take over the entire South, take over Congress, and Northern Republicans will have to play ball with them, because the Tea Party is the majority of the party. There you have a Tea Party Congress. They've got a game plan. Mitt Romney has been caught in a million lies. Look at the ads everyone has blasted him over, which includes the media, fact-checkers, historians, and even members of his own party. He won't stop playing them. These people don't fucking care. They say that they won't give specifics of their plans because it'll be used against them. THIS IS HOW THE RIGHT IS NOW RUNNING. I'm telling you, these people will gladly go in and start using the terms: kike, nigger, faggot, dyke, on the Congressional floor, and not give a damn. Half of America is living in the Twilight Zone, and the most ridiculous garbage the Right spouts out now sounds reasonable to them. People taking up arms for the upcoming Civil War is not a minority group of people. The minute Obama took office, gun sales soared, and they continue to soar every time a Dem is elected, or a shooting happens. It occurred with the "Dark Knight Rises" theater shooting. Tell me, if a bunch of black men stood outside the White House with riffles and guns pointed at the sky protesting, do you think nothing would be done? The white Tea Partiers did this. Did you see their new "Put The White Back In The White House" t-shirts? These people don't fucking care. They know that if you're not in favor of Democrats, you have no other place to turn but the Republicans. No third party stands a chance. The far Right has gotten wind of this, and they feel comfortable shifting even further to the Right because of it. Where else are you going to go, non-Dems? Not vote? The Right is tired of receiving lip-service from those in power, so now they've turned grass roots, and put their own players in, who now run the show. Mitt Romney is an empty vessel who will do and sign anything in law that they want -- or else! If Romney win, you will long for the days of George W. Bush!
Shhh (I'm a moderate) remember how much Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity used to hate me? Remember David Souter. Calm down it will be alright.
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R3, I love you. I know exactly how you feel.
Ann Coulter = nobody. She was big from 1998-2007. She's a 50-plus year old ancient whore who the Right gave up on years ago.
Roe is a fucking waste of time on both sides. If it were overturned tomorrow, that means the states get to decide. Which means what? Louisiana and Alabama might ban it but you can't get shit in those states now. Meanwhile, California, New York and other liberal states would probably strengthen their protections because now it was up to them, not the feds. Roe is pointless. For both sides.
You've obviously never been poor, R10. Right now, abortions occur in all fifty states. That will not be true after a Romney administration. The poor in the south and much of the great plains will effectively be shut out from getting safe, legal abortions. Roe is certainly not pointless.
Good. I am looking forward to Ginsburg dying during a Romney administration. Abortion is the greatest crime in American history. There is nothing, anywhere, in the constitution that requires a state to recognize a woman's "right" to it. Lawrence v. Texas was nothing: it was all a set-up by gay rights groups who were furious that Bowers v. Hardwick was still on the books and wanted that case overruled. Lawrence changed nothing.
If this upsets you, then go to my thread about volunteering, get yourself onto a bus or into your car, and drive to a swing state this weekend. Get Out The Vote levels WILL determine this election.
"Abortion is the greatest crime in American history" Riiiiiiiigggghhhhhhht......
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Go die in a grease fire R12. I bet you're not even a woman.
[quote]Good. I am looking forward to Ginsburg dying There's that pro-life, Christian compassion.
Eff off [15]. Anyone who realizes that sex has consequences--a group which apparently excludes most women--realizes that abortion is ridiculous. ONly 40 years of feminism has convinced most people, including insular gay liberals, that women are inextricably clueless and negligent when it comes to sex.
I am pro-choice. My own personal view on Abortion is that I don't think it's right for women to get abortions on demand because pregnancy is inconvenient. Abortion is not a form of birth control. I do agree that when there is rape or incest, or the health of the mother is an issue, then yes. But having said that, that is my own personal belief. I do not think I have the right to impose my beliefs on others. Abortion should be an issue between a woman and her doctor. It doesn't even belong in the public discussion. All these "pro-life" peoplle want to cut social programs like Head Start and food stamps and Medicaid. I guess they only like life before birth not after. I agree we can't let ROmney get elected. We can't. I have a bad feeling about tomorrow. I can't help but think Romney is up to no good.
Lawrence changed nothing, R12? Are you gay? Do you understand that gay people in most states prior to Lawrence were actually criminals? Do you realize what psychological effect that has on someone? Do you understand that without Lawrence there could be no overturning of DADT? Do you understand that without Lawrence there is no chance of marriage equality? Do you think Bowers v. Hardwick was rightly decided? Are you fucking out of your mind?
Why should I have "compassion" about Ginsburg dying? She's an evil woman. The question is: What happens to evil when it leaves a human body? Does it just dissipate? Does nature absorb it.
[quote] The question is: What happens to evil when it leaves a human body? Does it just dissipate? Does nature absorb it. Apparently, it joins the Republican Party.
"What happens to evil when it leaves a human body? Does it just dissipate?" It returns to Dick Cheney, of course--back to the source.
R21 and R22 are my heroes.
"Good. I am looking forward to Ginsburg dying during a Romney administration. Abortion is the greatest crime in American history. There is nothing, anywhere, in the constitution that requires a state to recognize a woman's "right" to it." You think outlawing abortion will stop abortion? You think it will help unborn children? Think again. All outlawing abortion will do is lead to horrible death, destruction and a whole new "war on drugs" style insanity.
Do you understand that without Lawrence there is no chance of marriage equality? Good grief. Protip, bub: no one wants to marry you whether or not there is "marriage equality." I appreciate that the lives of most gays are barren and that you've had to attach yourself to liberal politics in order to find an anchor for your listlessness.
[quote]Roe v. Wade will never be gone, because then what issue would the GOP ever again have to run on!? Then it's time to start rounding us up for the "camps."
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"You think outlawing abortion will stop abortion? You think it will help unborn children?" Of course it will cut back on abortion. What's your point? No law ever entirely eliminates the acts criminalized; that's not an argument against criminalization. And criminalizing abortion will manifestly help babies get born. Absolutely.
And don't forget Separation of Church and State will disappear. Religion will be taught in schools and the happy Republicans won't have to spend the money to send Jr to Parochial Schools.
"There is nothing, anywhere, in the constitution that requires a state to recognize a woman's "right" to it." The Constitution doesn't say anything about a woman's "right" to vote, either. And neither does the Bible. So many things to repeal!
[29]: "The Constitution doesn't say anything about a woman's "right" to vote, either." A woman's right to vote is guaranteed by the 19th amendment to the constitution. Are you familiar with this document of which you speak?
R17 got its lessons on women from Rush Limbaugh. Moron seems to think that every woman who gets an abortion had her legs spread the moment she stepped into a club. Fucking idiot.
I had no intention of getting pregnant, but now I will just to abort it - and I'll scream: "All for you, R12!"
r30, are you a woman?
Actually, Roe vs. Wade was decided on the issue of privacy which the Constitution does not explicitly mention, but the Supreme Court had, over time, "recognized that a right of personal privacy, or a guarantee of certain areas or zones of privacy, does exist under the Constitution...this right of privacy...is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy." So wrote Justice Harry Blackburn in his decision. From "The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court," by Jeffrey Toobin
Holly Hunter won an Emmy for Roe vs. Wade. I turned down the part.
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Romney is potentially the worst American president ever
[quote]Romney is potentially the worst American president ever He'll be a Republican Puppet, just like the last one was.
Women deserve the right to be whores just like men!
R6, part of me wants to respond to you, "Mary!", but a larger part of me fears you're probably right. Guess we all need to cross our fingers and hold our breath till 11/7.
Be Very Afraid..........
[quote]He'll be a Republican Puppet, just like the last one was. Yes, he will -- but today's Republican party is even farther right than it was in the Bush era. And Romney is even more pliable than Bush.
[quote]He'll be a Republican Puppet, just like the last one was. And Republican = Tea Party
Supid goddamn Americans. The presidential election always was, is and will be about the Supreme Court. Smarten up, people before this lying, fraud Romney is elected. Do you really want to go back to the 1950s?
Reminder that this election is about SO much more than just Obama or Romney... DO NOT LET ROMNEY WIN!
Just another reason to vote for him. Most Americans are conservative, OP. Whether you like it or not. Romney's values are American values.
R44, you're repeating a lie, and you're full of shit. But thanks for playing, you brainwashed little moneky.
You can deny it all you want, r45, but it's a fact. Also - I didn't insult you so I'd appreciate you not insulting me. Speak to me with respect and maybe I will listen to what you have to say. Thank you.
And don't forget Religion, oh I mean The Bible will be allowed to be taught in Public School and your tax dollars will go to pay for it instead of people sending their kids to Parochial School. Sorta of a Religion Tax cut.
R46, respect is earned, and parroting right-wing talking-points that have been roundly debunked by atctual facts doesn't deserve any respect at all. You're a tool.
R46 wouldn't know a fact if it came up and bit him on the ass. The vast majority of the country doesn't support "Citizens United" and most other right-wing court decisions.
At least I am secure in the FACT that my values and my partner's values closely align with Romney and the Republican party. No matter what happens tomorrow - we know that we are on the right side of history and should Romney lose - we will pick up right where we left off and support the next candidate as long as they have the national debt and freedom from government as their priority.
[quote]You can deny it all you want, [R45], but it's a fact. No, actually, it's not. Whether it's on gay issues, abortion issues, foreign policy issues, or economic issues, Romney is, in fact, not in line with most Americans. That's why you can't support this silly assertion of yours: because it's not true. Sorry. [quote]Also - I didn't insult you so I'd appreciate you not insulting me. Speak to me with respect and maybe I will listen to what you have to say. LOL.... No, you won't. You've already made that very clear on several threads. You're either a troll or a fool. Accordingly, we see no reason to afford you any respect. That has to be earned, and you haven't. [quote]At least I am secure in the FACT that my values and my partner's values closely align with Romney and the Republican party. *Shrug* So? Do you honestly think anyone here cares? Anyone who looks back on Bush with nostalgia is definitely not worth taking seriously. [quote]No matter what happens tomorrow - we know that we are on the right side of history No, actually, you're not, fortunately. That's why support for gay issues increases every year. A couple of decades from now, people will be looking back aghast at dinosaurs like you, wondering how the hell our society ever put up with you. The same thing applies to issues like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. What idiots like you cannot seem to grasp is that these programs are popular. And they're popular because they work and because they're cheaper and more effective than the private alternatives. Should Ryan succeed in his goal to destroy Medicare, our national health care costs will climb. [quote]and should Romney lose - we will pick up right where we left off and support the next candidate as long as they have the national debt and freedom from government as their priority. Ah, so you're voting Democratic, are you? Republicans haven't been serious about the national debt in decades, which is why they are responsible for so much of it. And Romney and Ryan are right in step with that, as their proposals actually make things worse, not better.
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[quote]Just another reason to vote for him. Most Americans are conservative, OP. Whether you like it or not. Romney's values are American values. Honey, Americans love their Porn and Booze and Caffeine and personal freedoms. That ain't Romney's values. [quote]At least I am secure in the FACT that my values and my partner's values closely align with Romney and the Republican party. Partner? So you don't love your "Partner" for them to be you Husband or Wife? What a sad life you must lead.
Even if people actually believed Romney were better for the economy - and count me as one who's convinced he isn't - one has to wonder about people who would vote only based on that given the costs. I know many are banking on him being the moderate Mitt instead of the fascist one; but how can they take such a reckless bet?
[quote]Abortion should be an issue between a woman and her doctor. Abortion is an issue between a woman and no one else! Why do people like you always have to insert someone else in this?
well 54, presumably the woman would need a doctor involved to perform one. And abortion procedures carry risk, as does pregnancy, so a woman seeking abortion should have medical advice. So it necessarily involves a doctor.
And what values would those be, R50? Cheating, lying, insulting the current president with phony accusations? Voter registration fraud? Trying to keep legitimate citizens from voting? Dumping federal emergency preparedness, so in the storms last week, the states could expect no additional help? Denying women contraception? Forcing women to carry fetuses from rape to term? Denying women health care? Denying most poor citizens health care? Denying gays the right to marry? Plundering companies to sell off assets and move profit-making jobs overseas? Hiding assets in overseas tax shelters?
[quote]At least I am secure in the FACT that my values and my partner's values closely align with Romney and the Republican party. No matter what happens tomorrow - we know that we are on the right side of history and should Romney lose - we will pick up right where we left off and support the next candidate as long as they have the national debt and freedom from government as their priority. I'm not sure I've ever seen a bigger load of delusional horse-shit. For one thing, conservatives have almost never been on the right side of history. For another, how would you know whether Romney's values align with yours? Which Romney? Liberal Romney? Moderate Romney? Conservative Romney? Tea-Party "Severely Conservative" Romney? He's been on every side of every issue... he has no principles, no core values other than self-interest and greed. And finally, how is Romney putting the debt as a priority? His policies would INCREASE it. And as a gay person, how is advocating that the Federal Government step into the lives of married gay couples and actively divorce them against their will "freedom from government"? Romney has signed pledges to support anti-gay marriage Constitutional Amendments and laws... think about it.