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John McCain Could End Roe V Wade
posted 05-20-08
The tenure of President John McCain or Barack Obama should see the chance at a Supreme Court Seat or two, both comparatively liberal. A chance to do away with Roe vs Wade will open up if conservatives are appointed.
Excerpt LA Times report "John McCain and Barack Obama: Two visions of the Supreme Court":
Sen. Obama (D-Ill.) said he was most concerned about a conservative court that tilted to the side of "the powerful against the powerless," and to corporations and the government against individuals. "What's truly elitist is to appoint judges who will protect the powerful and leave ordinary Americans to fend for themselves," he said in response to McCain.
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McCain promised that, if elected, he would follow President Bush's model in choosing Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.
That could establish a large conservative majority on the court for years. With conservatives in full control, the court would probably overturn Roe vs. Wade and the national right to have an abortion. The justices also could give religion a greater role in government and the schools, and block the move toward same-sex marriage.
If elected, Obama would be hard-pressed to create a truly liberal court. But by replacing the aging liberal justices with liberals, he could preserve abortion rights and maintain a strict separation of church and state.
See source for rest of report.
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