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10-29-2008, 06:00 PM
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The Obama Judiciary
I really don't understand why Obama's potential influence hasn't gotten more attention this cycle. He has the potential to pick probably 2-4 of the next SCOTUS judges, to say nothing of lower federal courts. This is usually a winning issue for conservatives.
Steven Calabresi has an article describing a possible picture of the Obama judiciary: - a federal constitutional right to welfare - a federal constitutional mandate of affirmative action wherever there are racial disparities, without regard to proof of discriminatory intent - a right for government-financed abortions through the third trimester of pregnancy - the abolition of capital punishment and the mass freeing of criminal defendants - ruinous shareholder suits against corporate officers and directors - approval of huge punitive damage awards, like those imposed against tobacco companies, against many legitimate businesses such as those selling fattening food http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1225...html#printMode
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10-29-2008, 06:02 PM
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you really think Obama will appoint activists who will forward his agenda from the bench?
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10-29-2008, 10:11 PM
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I think Obama has already caught the gay. Is there no cure? |
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10-29-2008, 07:07 PM
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Seriously, which conservative judges are likely to retire?
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