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EDITORIAL: Kagan's partial-birth extremism
washington times ^ | 7/1/10 | staff

Posted on 07/01/2010 10:04:31 AM PDT by Nachum

Elena Kagan has failed the ethical standards necessary for service on the Supreme Court. She also has shown herself to be an apologist not just for legalized abortion, but for legalized partial-birth abortion - a gruesome form of infanticide opposed by up to 75 percent of the American public. In yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, Ms. Kagan utterly failed in her attempts to explain away her unethical actions on behalf of an immoral policy. After these revelations, no senator claiming to be a moderate should be able to support Ms. Kagan.

Documents from Ms. Kagan's service in Bill Clinton's administration show her saying it would be a "disaster" if word got out that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) "could identify no circumstances under which [the partial-birth procedure] ... would be the only option to save the life or preserve the health of the woman." She was so ideologically committed to keeping partial-birth abortions legal that she didn't want the full medical truth released without accompanying language that diluted the impact of the facts.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: extremism; kagans; partialbirth

1 posted on 07/01/2010 10:04:35 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping


2 posted on 07/01/2010 10:08:51 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum
She also has shown herself to be an apologist not just for legalized abortion, but for legalized partial-birth abortion - a gruesome form of infanticide opposed by up to 75 percent of the American public.

But, that's ok because the spineless 'Pubbies have already announced that they don't plan to block her nomination.

Which begs the question - Where DO they draw the line?? If zero wants to nominate the head of al Qaeda to lead the US Humanitarian Commission, will they approve THAT nomination!!??

The 'Pubbie "leadership" is beyond just being spineless, they are despicable.

3 posted on 07/01/2010 10:09:56 AM PDT by DustyMoment
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To: Nachum

Isn’t what Kagan did by distorting the ACOG report the same as a crooked lawyer forging a client’s name to a document ?
Just that alone should disqualify her for the USSC.
She’s dishonest and devious.
Republicans should filibuster this unethical and unqualified nominee.
The stakes are too high to just give her a pass by meekly voting no.


4 posted on 07/01/2010 10:30:34 AM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue
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To: Nachum

There is nothing - nothing - as vile as partial-birth abortion.

Only demons support it.


5 posted on 07/01/2010 10:35:45 AM PDT by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
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To: Wild Irish Rogue
There has to be some way to stop this. When republicans put forth an appointment the democrats hammer on them over the slightest of details. Do we remember Bork? Do we remember the Thomas hearings? Why aren't we doing the same thing right back to them? Do we think they will play nice if we do?

Kagan is a dedicated socialist that despises the constitution. Why wouldn't anyone that cared about the constitution and the rule of law even in the slightest fight this appointment tooth and nail, pulling out every possible stop.

6 posted on 07/01/2010 10:38:14 AM PDT by Durus (The People have abdicated our duties and anxiously hopes for just two things, "Bread and Circuses")
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To: Durus

ARe there any surprise witnesses out there that might sway public opinion?


7 posted on 07/01/2010 11:04:01 AM PDT by nikos1121 (Praying for minus 24 today....at least minus 23...)
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That language was RETAINED in the final report.

http://volokh.com/2010/06/29/kagan-acog-and-the-partial-birth-abortion-ban/#comment-866431


8 posted on 07/01/2010 11:43:58 AM PDT by anglian
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See G.R. posted at June 30, 2010, 9:12 am.


9 posted on 07/01/2010 11:46:16 AM PDT by anglian
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