[SoConPubbie]

“One thing is for sure, anyone Romney would choose would be better than Sotomayor or Kagan.”

That says it all for me. Do you want Obama appointing more judges? Or Romney? Not a perfect option by any means, but a dart in the phone book beats Obama for me.

Liberty Counsel Action Vice President Matt Barber said Romney’s appointments were constitutional “living document” poster children.

“Many of Romney’s appointments were not only liberal, not only Democrats, but were radical counter-constitutionalists. How on earth can we expect that, as president, he would be any different?” Barber asked rhetorically.

“Actions speak louder than words, and Mitt Romney’s actions as governor scream from the rooftops that he cannot be trusted with this most important of presidential responsibilities.”

Barber cites two specific examples of Romney’s radical appointments.

“As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney not only failed in this regard, he appointed a number of very liberal, if not radical, ‘living, breathing’-minded judges to the bench,” Barber said.

“Two that come to mind were extreme homosexualists Marianne C. Hinkle and Stephen Abany,” he said. “They both had a long history of pro-gay activism, yet Romney didn’t hesitate to put them on the bench.”

“These are people who outrageously believe the postmodern notion that newfangled ‘gay rights’ trump our constitutionally guaranteed First Amendment rights,” he said.

What was that you were saying again?

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Romney is very, very far from ideal and I think he probably is about as pro gay rights as most far left liberals. (Disclaimer - I have a gay brother so I am not reflexively anti-gay. But I am opposed to special rights for gays - I say live and let live, but don’t throw your gayness in my face and recognize that we are the majority and YOU need to try to figure out a way to fit in in a predominately straight society as best as possible. Yep, I know that statement will probably bring on the flame throwers.)

I still think there is a material difference in the type of nominees we would see from Romney vs. Obama. And I think that difference would make a big difference in this country’s future.