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O'Connor's Retirement Causes 'Ominous Vacancy,' Liberals Say
CNSNews.com ^ | 7/1/05 | Randy Hall

Posted on 07/02/2005 3:34:12 AM PDT by blitzgig

(CNSNews.com) - Liberal organizations reacted quickly and strongly to Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement on Friday, referring to her departure as creating "an ominous vacancy" that could lead to "terrible changes" on the U.S. Supreme Court.

"The battle for the Supreme Court has begun," declared a release from NARAL Pro-Choice America that featured a picture of President George W. Bush. "Don't let his choice end yours.

"Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement gives President Bush and the radical right the chance they've been waiting for to overturn Roe v. Wade," according to the group's website. "They're pulling out all the stops to push through President Bush's anti-choice judicial nominees to the Supreme Court. We cannot let it happen.

"Help save the Supreme Court from President Bush: Tell your senators to vote NO on anti-choice nominees!"

A similar call was sounded by Vicki Saporta, president and CEO of the National Abortion Federation, who urged that "Bush should choose moderation over extremism" when selecting O'Connor's successor.

(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: liberals; oconnor; sandradayoconnor; scotus; supremecourt; turass
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Poor little liberals. This is the day they've feared for a long time.

I sure hope that this is going to be 'ominous' for them! Anything that makes them shake in their little booties is great with me!

1 posted on 07/02/2005 3:34:13 AM PDT by blitzgig
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To: blitzgig

Yeah. I might feel sorry for them if I weren't so busy laughing at them.


2 posted on 07/02/2005 3:39:54 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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To: blitzgig

To a liberal... this is the equivalent of the Pope dying.


3 posted on 07/02/2005 3:40:43 AM PDT by johnny7 (How often does a '47 Rodham require servicing?)
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To: blitzgig

Didn't take long for the embracers of infant killing and their blood-industry supporters to start their shrill outbursts.


4 posted on 07/02/2005 3:41:57 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: blitzgig
Buck Parker, executive director of the environmental group Earthjustice, said Friday's announcement "provides President Bush with an opportunity to select a new justice who will create a lasting legacy of strong environmental protections."

Obviously, that is not the job of the judiciary. More than any other quote in this piece, this makes absolutely clear that the left believes that the courts are there to "legislate" their agenda.

5 posted on 07/02/2005 3:42:57 AM PDT by Bahbah (Something wicked this way comes)
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To: blitzgig
referring to her departure as creating "an ominous vacancy" that could lead to "terrible changes" on the U.S. Supreme Court.

What a bunch of drama queens the liberals are.

I love it that they're so nervous about this. I hope GWB toys with them for a while over this.

6 posted on 07/02/2005 3:45:44 AM PDT by Allegra (On the Rocks With Salt, Please...)
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To: blitzgig
They are posting this on a Democrat website:


7 posted on 07/02/2005 3:48:05 AM PDT by SkyPilot (Eliminate, eradicate, and stamp out redundancy!)
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To: blitzgig

Be vewy vewy afwaid.

8 posted on 07/02/2005 3:48:12 AM PDT by Enterprise (Thus sayeth our rulers - "All your property is mine." - - - Kelo vs New London)
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To: Allegra

Heheh. Yeah, that would be a lot of fun to watch.


9 posted on 07/02/2005 3:50:04 AM PDT by blitzgig
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To: SkyPilot
Good grief - the Dems are still whining about their failed atttempt to steal the 2000 election?

They really need to get lives.

10 posted on 07/02/2005 3:50:31 AM PDT by Allegra (On the Rocks With Salt, Please...)
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The sweet smell of liberal panic in the morning... Ahhhhhh no matter how this turns out its fun watching liberals wet their undies over a Supreme Court vacancy!

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
11 posted on 07/02/2005 3:54:19 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

Agreed! It's great to see them in panic-mode, and I'm sure they will be terrified when Bush's nominee is finally revealed!


12 posted on 07/02/2005 3:59:10 AM PDT by blitzgig
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To: Bahbah

But, wait a minute didn't the libs get all bent out of shape when they thought that the SC elected George Bush!!!!!!


13 posted on 07/02/2005 4:02:02 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek ('We voted like we prayed")
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To: goldstategop

The sweet smell of liberal panic in the morning... Ahhhhhh no matter how this turns out its fun watching liberals wet their undies over a Supreme Court vacancy!
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If they're wearing any at all. You know these "freedom" types.


14 posted on 07/02/2005 4:02:17 AM PDT by KStorm (Facts are different from minds.)
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To: blitzgig

Dry it up sluts.


15 posted on 07/02/2005 4:02:18 AM PDT by Jaysun (No matter how hot she is, some man, somewhere, is tired of her sh*t)
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To: johnny7
To a liberal... this is the equivalent of the Pope dying.

I know a few liberals who actually cried tears of sorrow when the current pope was elected.

All the fights on the Hill have been leading up to this. We ain't seen nothing yet.

16 posted on 07/02/2005 4:02:28 AM PDT by Desdemona (Music Librarian and provider of cucumber sandwiches, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary. Hats required.)
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To: johnny7

Much worse...


17 posted on 07/02/2005 4:04:24 AM PDT by endthematrix ("an ominous vacancy" fills this space)
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To: blitzgig

Better get a pair of welding goggles because the only way the Pres. is going to get a decent nominee through the Senate is the nuclear option.
The dims are setting it up now.


18 posted on 07/02/2005 4:11:29 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: Desdemona
What do you expect from communists?

I hope they lose it if Bush nominates a strict constructionist. The deep divide between 'us' & 'them' has got to come to a head sooner or later.

19 posted on 07/02/2005 4:38:38 AM PDT by johnny7 (How often does a '47 Rodham require servicing?)
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To: Vinnie

Two Words: Recess Appointment.


20 posted on 07/02/2005 4:52:13 AM PDT by Schwaeky ("Truth is not determined by Majority vote"-- Pope Benedict XVI)
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