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Supreme Justice O'Connor Resigns and Leaves Legacy As Key Swing Vote
For this Fourth of July weekend, we are left to ponder the future direction of the SCOTUS (and gear up for some major fights for the future of America). It seems W will get to appoint at least two justices now that Sandra O'Connor has resigned and Renquist is expected to at any time. Replacing Renquist with another right-winger would not swing the court further to the right per se, but losing O'Connor's relative voice of moderation to a conservative nutjob will put many things such as reproductive rights, separation of church and state, and affirmative action into serious jeopardy. The U.S. is in danger of becoming a corporate theocracy with little concern for individual liberties or social safety nets. With other countries currently liberalizing laws against gay marriage and marijuana prohibition and other progressive issue, we seem to be moving in the exact opposite direction internally. Surely, W will be looking to please his evangelical supporters who voted for him in large part to overturn Roe v Wade and to fight "deviant" lifestyles. The time for counter-action is now!
For this Fourth of July weekend, we are left to ponder the future direction of the SCOTUS (and gear up for some major fights for the future of America). It seems W will get to appoint at least two justices now that Sandra O'Connor has resigned and Renquist is expected to at any time. Replacing Renquist with another right-winger would not swing the court further to the right per se, but losing O'Connor's relative voice of moderation to a conservative nutjob will put many things such as reproductive rights, separation of church and state, and affirmative action into serious jeopardy. The U.S. is in danger of becoming a corporate theocracy with little concern for individual liberties or social safety nets. With other countries currently liberalizing laws against gay marriage and marijuana prohibition and other progressive issue, we seem to be moving in the exact opposite direction internally. Surely, W will be looking to please his evangelical supporters who voted for him in large part to overturn Roe v Wade and to fight "deviant" lifestyles. The time for counter-action is now!
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