Do any of the presidential polls out, ask about the Supreme Court

[still_one]

and which candidate they believe would be better?

[Captain Hilts]

1. That didn't do the trick in either 2000 or 2004. nt

[still_one]

2. It was barely discussed in either election as I remember

and of course the was the so-called media presents the most important issue as the cover of the New Yorker magazine, instead of who would be best for Iraq, the economy, healthcare, social security, jobs, etc.

[Captain Hilts]

10. because most people just don't care. nt

[still_one]

13. Well, then they deserve roberts and alito, and the view that corporations

should be treated as individuals

[Captain Hilts]

14. Yeah, but I don't!

[still_one]

15. No you don't, and neither do I /nt

[aikoaiko]

3. Rasmussen

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/supreme_court_ratings/supreme_court_update


edited it add: whoops. I misunderstood your question. Sorry.

[Romulox]

4. I don't think the Supreme Court argument will carry the day

The Democrats need to seize the economy as their #1 issue. Anything less is ceding ground to McCain & co.

[still_one]

5. Sure the economy IS the issue now, but the consequences of the Supreme Court

will determine everything from civil rights, a person's right to privacy, refusal of insurance companies to pay claims, stem cell research, corporations treated as individuals, and much more that will change the country for the next 30 years

[Romulox]

6. Go ahead: tell the voters they don't REALLY care about the economy

and this election should be all about abortion and stem cells.

But it's a losing strategy.

[still_one]

7. I didn't say the economy wasn't an issue, but the Republic as we know it

will be set back 70 years with federalist society judges

The Supreme court IS an issue, and should NOT be ignored

Incidently, the media is hardly covering the candidate's positions on the economy either

The situation we are in today is the consequence of reagan's deregulation of everything policy along with Bill Clinton finalizing that policy with the help of Congress

[Romulox]

8. Neither candidate is making the economy the focus of their campaign

I suspect the reason for this is they both largely agree on most economic issues, both being globalists, "free traders", and "supply siders".

"but the Republic as we know it will be set back 70 years with federalist society judges"

Having studied Constitutional law a bit, I have to say that many, many, many decisions in the last 70 years have been poorly reasoned, highly ideological, and are decided based on doctrines made up of whole cloth.

For example, where exactly did Justice O'Connor pull the "undue burden on abortion" test from? Her fevered imagination? Or the entirely un-analogous Negative Commerce Clause jurisprudence?

[still_one]

9. I am not going to debate abortion with you, though I feel strongy about it

There are a hell of a lot of other issues that federalist judges will bring back, that will put civil rights decades behind

I highly recommend the book "The Nine" by Jeffrey Toobin

One case that helped deny bork, a major federalist proponent, from getting on the Supreme Court, was his position on the right of a barber shop to refuse to give a haircut to a person because of his color

Sorry, but I will take a Stevens, Ginsberg, Souter like court ANY DAY over a Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, or Alito

[Romulox]

11. I have a feeling that you don't know the case to which I refer

How am I "arguing abortion" here? Planned Parenthood v. Casey was a case that further restricted abortion, it did not enlarge it.

And Souter was appointed by George H.W. Bush.
Stevens was appointed by Gerald Ford.

:hi:

[still_one]

12. I do know the case you are talking about, and the Casey you are referring to

is the from the same family as the Democratic Senator from Penn, who is also a very big anti-abortion advocate, and against stem cell research

However, he does distinguish himself from the republicans by at least being socially conscious about those on welfare or unemployed, which most of the republicans do not share the same empathy

I also know who Bush senior and Ford appointed

However, it has been stated very clearly, by mccain that he would appoint judges like scalia and thomas, just like bush junor said. I take him at his word

Again, I highly recommend the book The Nine.