http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/26/2276 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:59:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/26/2276/comment-page-1#comment-12742 tristram Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:16:37 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/26/2276#comment-12742 I'm afraid your celebration might be premature in another respect. In all likelihood, the next President is going to establish the direction of the federal judiciary, and in particular the Supreme Court, for the next three decades. McCain has promised his proxy on judicial nominations to the extreme right. I would like to think that Senate could block the next Scalia or Thomas, but there is no guaranty. Even one McCain appointment, say another Roberts, and we can look for prayer and creationism in the schools, loosening of Constitutional restrictions on the executive branch, and re-intrusion of government into the private lives of all Americans - including the possibility that 'Lawrence v. Texas' will be reversed or severely limited. I heard a speech by Scalia a couple of years ago in which he made it clear that overturning 'Lawrence' is a top priority for him. I’m afraid your celebration might be premature in another respect. In all likelihood, the next President is going to establish the direction of the federal judiciary, and in particular the Supreme Court, for the next three decades. McCain has promised his proxy on judicial nominations to the extreme right. I would like to think that Senate could block the next Scalia or Thomas, but there is no guaranty. Even one McCain appointment, say another Roberts, and we can look for prayer and creationism in the schools, loosening of Constitutional restrictions on the executive branch, and re-intrusion of government into the private lives of all Americans – including the possibility that ‘Lawrence v. Texas’ will be reversed or severely limited. I heard a speech by Scalia a couple of years ago in which he made it clear that overturning ‘Lawrence’ is a top priority for him.

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