The right for a woman to get an abortion won't go away, though it might encounter some additional "regulation" with a more conservative court. There are still a great number of grey areas that need to be hashed out and they are not in the realm of the legistlative branch and will only be solved by the supreme court. When does a fetus gain it's own inalienable rights? Should it be legal to hack apart a second trimester baby when the health of the mother is not in jeapordy and the baby would be completely viable outside the womb? Children (under 18) should need to have parental consent. As a parent I would have some real issues with my daughter getting an abortion (or having any major medical procedure for that matter) without my knowledge and/or consent. Especially if I'm the one providing the insurance coverage for that procedure. These are areas that I think will need to be decided and I would hope that the court is populated with justices that will take the most conservative stance possible.
As for firearm regulation the 5-4 ratio seemed just about right for the latest gun ban ruling for D.C. I shudder to think what would have happened had a second Ruth Bader Ginsberg been on the court instead of a Scalia or Roberts. I only wish they would have been more conservative in the death penalty for child rape decision... There should be provisions for capital punishment based on the age of the victem and other circumstances... -----Original Message----- From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:35 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: on a high toned note wow. it is sitting at 5-4 right now. How could it not be in jeopardy? On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 11:56 PM, Jeff Garza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > IRT the SCOTUS, I actually prefer more conservative justices. I don't > believe for a second that Roe v. Wade is in any kind of jeapordy > regardless of who gets appointed, however there are other issues like > gun control and capital punishment that I feel are better served by conservative justices. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 9:09 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: on a high toned note > > and your not fearful that the next president could tip the supreme > court so very much to the right? At least senate and house seats are elected. > Justices appointments can be for life. > > > > On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:54 PM, Jeff Garza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Bingo... This is exactly the reason I'm voting for McCain. There is >> no way that the republicans will regain footing in the House/Senate >> for at least a couple of election cycles and in the meantime, I don't >> want a rubberstamp in the white house for Pelosi and Reid's brand of > lunacy. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 8:18 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: on a high toned note >> >> Early showers for everyone, no more mud! >> >> I want to know who is going to be in charge if Obama wins. You will >> have a Democratic troika in Washington, DC - Barack Obama, Nancy >> Pelosi, and Harry Reid. Who will be running the show? >> >> That is why I am so concerned about Obama's disappearing act during >> the financial meltdown. I see him as thoughtful, deliberate, and >> passive- and that's not a good thing with two experienced politicians >> like Pelosi and Reid in charge of the House and Senate. I fear that >> they will railroad Obama on the legislative agenda, especially if >> they get a veto-proof majority in the Senate. Basically they will >> pass whatever they want to pass and dare Obama to veto it. Will he? I >> don't see > it. >> >> You have been arguing for some time now for divided government. Now >> more than ever, we need divided government to keep both sides honest >> with the gigantic pile of taxpayer dollars they have appropriated to >> get us out of this financial mess. Without a check on the power of >> Democrats in Congress, I see us going much deeper into the hole until >> the next Congressional election cycle gives people a chance to >> restore the > balance in Congress. >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:274124 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
