Damn Straight
Jul 1st, 2005 at 2:50 pm by Susie
It’s true that O’Connor has been a swing vote on the court, but statements like these make it sound like she’s in the dead center of constitutional jurisprudence. She’s not. She’s a conservative, and Democrats should make that clear.
Generally speaking I don’t have a big problem with O’Connor’s tenure on the court, but when even Democrats start calling her a moderate, it moves the goalposts too far. They should be referring to her as a “moderate conservative,” a “mainstream conservative,” or a “thoughtful conservative.” Anything like that is fine. But whatever they call her, they should make it clear that she’s a conservative.
After all, if she’s really a moderate, then surely a conservative president has the right to appoint someone just a little more conservative than her, right?
Yeah, good point. I tend to think the problem won’t be Roe - it will be someone who thinks corporate interests are paramount.
Watch the hands, not the lips.
