It's NOT about abortion
I am really getting tired of the MSM and actually just about everyone in the media repeating the misconception that conservatives/Republicans are focused solely on the abortion issue when considering a SCOTUS nominee. This criticism is leveled at everyone, including the White House.
They believe that the "religious right" are the ones that scuttled the nomination of Harriet Meiers. Patently false. A belief in God and being conservative does not automaticaly cast you as a member of the "far right wing" of the party.
In actuality, abortion "rights" in and of itself is not an issue at all. It is the underlying law that is the issue. That underlying principal, called the Constitution, is what it is all about. The founders of our country knew that the document they were authoring was not a document for just their time, but that they were establishing a foundation for future generations, and boy were they successful. The more time goes on, the more their wisdom shows through.
The problem comes when those comes when those whose sole job is to interpret this special document fail to do so in a manner consistent with the document itself and the intentions of our Founding Fathers. They begin to consult with foreign law for precedent and insight. Those laws, from countries not directed by such an insightful document, is not in keeping with the oath they took to "protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America".
For example, the "separation of church and state" does not exist. The Constitution protects us from the establishment of a state church. When placed in context of the times, they were protecting us from the goverment setting up a Church of America, in which all citizens are compelled to belong to the church and are not allowed to freely practice their faith. Religion, and not just christianity, is not forbidden in the public square. In fact, religion is the basis upon which this country was founded and is the basis for the most basic of our laws.
Conservatism, in part, is the belief that government should be limited. That applies to the Supreme Court as well. The justices, over time, have expanded both their sphere of responsibility (and their power) to include dictating law. We (the American people) have elected respresentative to perform that function.
They believe that the "religious right" are the ones that scuttled the nomination of Harriet Meiers. Patently false. A belief in God and being conservative does not automaticaly cast you as a member of the "far right wing" of the party.
In actuality, abortion "rights" in and of itself is not an issue at all. It is the underlying law that is the issue. That underlying principal, called the Constitution, is what it is all about. The founders of our country knew that the document they were authoring was not a document for just their time, but that they were establishing a foundation for future generations, and boy were they successful. The more time goes on, the more their wisdom shows through.
The problem comes when those comes when those whose sole job is to interpret this special document fail to do so in a manner consistent with the document itself and the intentions of our Founding Fathers. They begin to consult with foreign law for precedent and insight. Those laws, from countries not directed by such an insightful document, is not in keeping with the oath they took to "protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America".
For example, the "separation of church and state" does not exist. The Constitution protects us from the establishment of a state church. When placed in context of the times, they were protecting us from the goverment setting up a Church of America, in which all citizens are compelled to belong to the church and are not allowed to freely practice their faith. Religion, and not just christianity, is not forbidden in the public square. In fact, religion is the basis upon which this country was founded and is the basis for the most basic of our laws.
Conservatism, in part, is the belief that government should be limited. That applies to the Supreme Court as well. The justices, over time, have expanded both their sphere of responsibility (and their power) to include dictating law. We (the American people) have elected respresentative to perform that function.
posted by Unknown at 10/31/2005 12:39:00 PM
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