Don't Forget the Supreme Court!

[Vogon_Glory]

I realize that many DU'ers are nursing hard feelings for people who support Hillary Clinton and that many other DU'ers have hard feelings for people who support Senator Obama. However the nominating process turns out, no matter how bitter we may be that our candidate didn't get the nomination, let's not forget the prize come the day after Election Day. Whichever Democratic candidate that wins in November will probably get to pick at least one Supreme Court Justice next term or, if too many sit on our hands next fall, Republican John McCain or his (almost certainly reactionary) Veep will get to finish the stacking that Dubya started.

Let's not forget what voter corralling, scrubbed voter lists, swift-boating, and slacking slackers bought us in the 2004 elections--Justice Alito and Chief Justice Roberts. As a Democratic partisan, I devoutly hope that we don't let those events happen again.

[Bicoastal]

1. Or Poland!

[bunkerbuster1]

2. Never, ever, ever, do I forget that McCain means more Scalitos.

It is horrible enough that we have five thugs interpreting the Constitution. with a McCain presidency, it would become far worse.

[truth please]

3. Women Wake Up!

The Dr.Laura's of this country hope a Democrat does not get into office. The far right wing of the ROP wants to elect a Republican so they can stack the Supreme Court. If you think for one minute that John McCain is moderate, think again. He keeps saying, "People think I'm a moderate but I'm a conservative and always have been". He is saying he will appoint conservative judges to the Supreme Court. What makes you people think he is going to do anything different from George Bush when he is telling you he is not. If you vote for McCain because you are mad that Hillary won't win the nomination then you get what you deserve. It won't bother Hispanic women because they are Catholic and have large families, but for the rest of you, don't cut off your nose to spite your face. John McCain is not a moderate listen to his platform, there is nothing moderate about what he is saying now. Don't think about yourself, think about the next generation and generations to come of young women. Those conservative judges that Bush put on the court are young. They will be there for 20 years.

[Vogon_Glory]

5. Hispanic Women Had Plenty To Fear, Too

Even devout Catholic Hispanic women have a lot to fear from a right-wing Supreme Court. A lot of them have friends and neighbors across the border. There was a horrifying article on NPR about the immigration service's treatment of immigrant spouses whose partners died before the regulatory two-year time frame for a green card. In one case, the CIS agency said "We're sorry for your loss," then literally put her away in handcuffs and shackles.

[bain_sidhe]

4. And...

don't forget that the President appoints

... Cabinet Secretaries for the following Executive Branch departments

Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Health & Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing & Urban Development
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of State
Department of The Interior
Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of the Treasury

... candidates for the following Judicial Branch positions

Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims
Federal Judicial Center
Superior Court Judges
U.S. Circuit Court Judges
U.S. Claims Court Judges
U.S. Court of International Trade Judges
U.S. District Court Judges
U.S. Supreme Court Judges
Territorial Courts
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of International Trade
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Tax Court
United States Bankruptcy Courts
United States Courts of Appeals
United States District Courts
United States Sentencing Commission

... the heads of the following Regulatory Agencies

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Drug Enforcement Administration
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Election Commission
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Trade Commission
Food & Drug Administration
Occupational Health & Safety Administration
Securities & Exchange Commission
(just to name a few--there are way more "smaller" agencies that still have a big impact in the areas they regulate)

None of us who love this country can afford to flounce off in a snit if our preferred candidate doesn't get the nomination.