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Originally Posted by BabyRider
IMO, this guy is a Constitutionalist. I like him, I've signed a petition to get him confirmed:
Two weeks ago, Townhall.com launched a grassroots effort to encourage President Bush to nominate someone with a rock-solid, documented judicial philosophy rooted in the Constitution's original meaning.
He did. John G. Roberts Jr. is a superbly qualified candidate who meets the highest standards of intellect, character, and ability, and will pledge to faithfully interpret the Constitution and laws of our country.
We must now send our message to the U.S. Senate: Confirm Roberts.
Townhall.com has launched an urgent petition to take this message directly to the U.S. Senate that our nation deserves a Supreme Court justice that Americans can be proud of. Judge Roberts is such a person.
I hope you can take a minute to join me in signing this petition to tell the U.S. Senate how we feel.
http://www.townhall.com/action/ProtectOurConstitution2.html
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The Supreme Court is the only branch of government which protects the individual against government, protects the little guy against the powerful corporation. In general, the conservative ideology does the exact opposite. To truly have freedom for all, you have to have a liberal-leaning or at the very least, moderate-balanced court. Well, you can kiss that goodbye. I think conservative Americans have good intentions, but I believe this change will bring unintended consequences.
What I am watching with intense interest (and have been for over 25 years) is the fate of religious liberty in America. Religious liberty means protection of religious
minorities. If the right of the minority to worship and obey God according to the dictates of their conscience (and within reason) are not protected, what's the point? The "rights" of the majority will always be protected in a democracy. Majorities often trample over the rights of minorities without even knowing they are doing it (and when religion is involved, they do it intentionally, out of intolerance and the opinion that they are right and the minority is wrong) While the Federal Court is the only branch that can protect minority rights against the majority, Conservative ideology is majoritarian in nature, and has no interest in protecting minorities.
Forget for a moment what the best selling "Bible Prophecy" novelists are saying and consider what it says in Revelation chapter 13 about the mark of the beast. It is a law, basically, which economically disadvantages some religious minority- and eventually leads to deadly persecution. What would better pave the way for the United States to fulfill the prophecy in Revelation about the second beast, from the earth (the one that follows after the 666 beast, which comes from the sea), who will impose the mark of the beast? All it takes is the elimination of all protection for religious minorities. Bush's re-election at this particular time is propitious for the fulfillment of prophecy. But not in the way that the "Christian" Right thinks
I have plenty more to say on this, but I will be leaving on a ten-day trip. If you want a deeper explanation, you'll have to wait.
If current events continue as they have, to go like clockwork according to my understanding of prophecy, I have reason both to dread the nomination of a conservative,
and relish it. On one hand, my goose is cooked! (because I don't plan to go along with the mark of the beast, and I expect to suffer the
earthly consequences) - on the other hand, IMHO it means the happy end is just around the corner. Happy, that is, for those who make the right choices.