Fair enough. But what of it? The consequences.
For example, Ed Kilgore writes:
"This appointment represents the giant balloon payment at the end of the mortgage the GOP signed with the Cultural Right at least 25 years ago. Social conservatives have agreed over and over again to missed payments, refinancings, and in their view, generous terms, but the balance is finally due, and if Bush doesn't pay up, they'll foreclose their entire alliance with the Republican Party."
He's not far off the mark, it seems, as Focus on the Family's position is:
"President Bush must nominate someone whose judicial philosophy is crystal clear. And no one has been clearer about this than the President himself, who said during his campaign that he would appoint justices in the mold of Clarence Thomas or Antonin Scalia. We have full confidence that he will carry out that pledge."
Red State chimes in with:
"Let's get it out there: how many here think that if the President nominates Alberto Gonzales to the Supreme Court it would manifest itself as an unmitigated disaster for the President, the GOP, and conservatives? And if so, how will you react?
I do. And if it happens, I'm taking up golf. I'm not going to give any money to any Republican party organization, nor any incumbent."
Priests for Life say:
"At the moment, one of the most important concerns of the pro-life movement is the appointment of Federal Judges, and eventually Supreme Court Justices, who will respect life and will respect the Constitution rather than invent "rights" that have nothing to do with it. The US Senate, in particular, is faced with the challenge of confirming the right kind of men and women for this task. Therefore we are asking you to pray that this process may be free from all obstruction and anti-life bias."
Operation Rescue:
"Upon the announced retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Conner, Operation Rescue calls upon President George W. Bush to live up to his pro-life commitment to voters in the last election by appointing a justice to the nation’s highest court who will uphold the Right to Life for all pre-born Americans...
“Now it is time to make good on those campaign promises, Mr. President,” said Operation Rescue president Troy Newman. “You have been given a mandate to end abortion in our nation by the American people who cast their votes for you. You have been placed in power for such a time as this. Now it is time to fulfill your obligation to God and to those who elected you, and appoint a staunchly pro-life judge to the Supreme Court. The lives of millions of children yet to be conceived are depending on you for their very lives. ”
Southern Baptist's Faith and Value:
"Justice O’Connor’s retirement opens the door for the opportunity that tens of millions of Americans have been praying for for more than a decade. "
...............and it just goes on and on and on.
They aint takin' no for an answer.
So okay, maybe the law doesn't get overturned. That in itself is something.
Basically I'm asking about the consequences if or if it does not get overturned.
