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Shanti
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Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
The new Supreme Court Justices, Roberts and Alito, have raised some eyebrows. Do you think it will have any positive/negative impact on your life? Any thoughts?
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LadyMaravilla
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Are they more liberal? I have not been keeping up with those issues? 
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| Posted 2/3/06 9:58 AM |
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Shanti
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Posted by LadyLainez
Are they more liberal? I have not been keeping up with those issues?
No, Roberts is quite conservative. Alito is a question mark (he was very PC in his hearings) but many think he is quite conservative.
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| Posted 2/3/06 9:59 AM |
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Ren
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Posted by LadyLainez
Are they more liberal? I have not been keeping up with those issues?
Sorry to say, they are not more liberal.
There has been some rumblings that Roe Vs. Wade may be overturned now that Roberts & Alito are on the bench.
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Shelly
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Hear that- that's women's rights being taken away.
I am TERRIFIED by this Court! So scared!!! It is a very conservative Court and very anti-choice. I believe they will do everything possible to set back women's rights 50 years.
And the fact that they were considering Clarence Thomas as Chief Judge scares me even more. I disagree with almost everything Antonio Scalia says, but I respect his legal arguments. Thomas is an idiot whose legal arguments usually don't make any sense to me. He needs to find better clerks!
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LFitzy79
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
I'm really worried about Roe being overturned, not to mention the rights of privacy--ie: the internet, medical records, transcripts...I feel as though the court won't be as protective of our right to privacy
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It worries me- not for myself, but I do worry a lot about the future of Roe V. Wade. I just get so angry that men will be the ones making policy about issues that affect women. With all the other problems that the US faces, they should leave personal decisions about what a woman does with her body up to the woman.
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LadyMaravilla
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Posted by Shellyesq
Hear that- that's women's rights being taken away.
I am TERRIFIED by this Court! So scared!!! It is a very conservative Court and very anti-choice. I believe they will do everything possible to set back women's rights 50 years.
And the fact that they were considering Clarence Thomas as Chief Judge scares me even more. I disagree with almost everything Antonio Scalia says, but I respect his legal arguments. Thomas is an idiot whose legal arguments usually don't make any sense to me. He needs to find better clerks!
Is there anything we can do as women to make sure our rights aren't in danger of being taken away?
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Shanti
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Posted by LFitzy79
I'm really worried about Roe being overturned, not to mention the rights of privacy--ie: the internet, medical records, transcripts...I feel as though the court won't be as protective of our right to privacy
Those are my major concerns as well.
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LadyMaravilla
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Here is an article about Roe Vs. Wade & the new SC justices.
ROE VS. WADE
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| Posted 2/3/06 10:05 AM |
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Shanti
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Is there anything we can do as women to make sure our rights aren't in danger of being taken away?
You can vote, call or write politicians when you do not agree with their votes (Clinton and Schumer have so many e-mails from me, I know they don'tread them but my cousin worked for her office and said that their staff does read them and relay recurring themes), and keep on top of the news.
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LadyMaravilla
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Another topic on what may happen to Roe. Vs. Wade
Roe Vs. Wade
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nov04libride
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Posted by MrsProfessor
It worries me- not for myself, but I do worry a lot about the future of Roe V. Wade. I just get so angry that men will be the ones making policy about issues that affect women. With all the other problems that the US faces, they should leave personal decisions about what a woman does with her body up to the woman.
I agree. As a woman I really wanted another woman on the Supreme Court. Alito scares me. It really saddens me that there were two vacancies during the Bush presidency. This will be his legacy that will continue long after he is out of office.
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Posted by nov04libride
I agree. As a woman I really wanted another woman on the Supreme Court. Alito scares me. It really saddens me that there were two vacancies during the Bush presidency. This will be his legacy that will continue long after he is out of office.
So friggin scary!!!
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MrsS2005
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Posted by Shellyesq
Hear that- that's women's rights being taken away.
I am TERRIFIED by this Court! So scared!!! It is a very conservative Court and very anti-choice. I believe they will do everything possible to set back women's rights 50 years.
And the fact that they were considering Clarence Thomas as Chief Judge scares me even more. I disagree with almost everything Antonio Scalia says, but I respect his legal arguments. Thomas is an idiot whose legal arguments usually don't make any sense to me. He needs to find better clerks!
I totally agree. I don't think Clarence Thomas is anywhere close to being a scholar.
The court is very conservative. I worry that the Court will ignore precedent and will take things like abortion rights away.
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Shelly
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Posted by LadyLainez
Is there anything we can do as women to make sure our rights aren't in danger of being taken away?
VOTE!!! Elect better officials who would not have approved these conservative justices.
Now we have a conservative president, a conservative congress and a conservative court.
SCARY!
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Redhead
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
i am not "terrified" but concerned.
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| Posted 2/3/06 10:25 AM |
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Ren
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Posted by Redhead
i am not "terrified" but concerned.
I was "concerned" at Roberts, but with Alito I've gone to pretty well near "terrified".
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Sassyz75
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
negative.
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Redhead
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Posted by Ren
Posted by Redhead
i am not "terrified" but concerned.
I was "concerned" at Roberts, but with Alito I've gone to pretty well near "terrified".
what exactly terrifies you?
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Ren
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
What terriifies me is that during the confirmation hearings we never really got to hear what Alito's stand was on anything. I don't want to beat the whole "he doesn't remember being in the Concerned Alumni of Princeton society that sought to keep women and minorites going to othe school" thing. But it does bother me that he doesn't recall being in the group, but put it on his resume during the 80s. Now it's up for debate on if he belonged to this group or not, but he still put it on his resume to suit a job that he wanted. I feel that anything he said during the hearings may have been along the same lines: saying whatever people wanted to hear, just to advance his career.
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Redhead
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Posted by Ren
What terriifies me is that during the confirmation hearings we never really got to hear what Alito's stand was on anything. I don't want to beat the whole "he doesn't remember being in the Concerned Alumni of Princeton society that sought to keep women and minorites going to othe school" thing. But it does bother me that he doesn't recall being in the group, but put it on his resume during the 80s. Now it's up for debate on if he belonged to this group or not, but he still put it on his resume to suit a job that he wanted. I feel that anything he said during the hearings may have been along the same lines: saying whatever people wanted to hear, just to advance his career.
true...but this "terrifies" you?
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Ren
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Alright maybe not terrified, but not knowing what this guy is about does scare me. He hasn't really given a answer to how he feels about abortion. Now I realize that this is not the one and only case that may come before the court, but not knowing where he stands is what is wrong. If I knew either way, I could prepare, but if there's a vote for anything, no one knows how he will rule.
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Redhead
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Re: Roberts and Alito: the new Supreme Court
Posted by Ren
Alright maybe not terrified, but not knowing what this guy is about does scare me. He hasn't really given a answer to how he feels about abortion. Now I realize that this is not the one and only case that may come before the court, but not knowing where he stands is what is wrong. If I knew either way, I could prepare, but if there's a vote for anything, no one knows how he will rule.
yes i agree....and i am concerned !
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