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Sunday, December 16, 2007

The Supreme Court needs 5 votes for Religious freedom.

This is why I am passionate about this election. Right now there is 4 conservative Judges on the Supreme court. Thomas, Scalia, Alito, Roberts.
Kennedy is the swing vote on many issues dear to my heart. Kennedy has voted in the past AGAINST the Free Exercise of Religion.
Lee v. Weisman (1992): Lee dealt with school-sponsored prayer during a public school graduation ceremony.
Justice Kennedy’s majority decision held that this program was unconstitutional because it coerced religious participation by forcing a non-believing student to either attend a religious ceremony or skip his own graduation. The Court reasoned that this was conditioning a government benefit on participation in religion, which it held to be unconstitutional coercion.
Justice Scalia dissented, arguing that the government only violates the Establishment Clause if it coerces religious participation “by force of law and threat of penalty.”
Kennedy also voted FOR special rights for Homosexuals. Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
Kennedy has a so-so record on Pro-Life voting. But the Free Exercise of Religion is Equally if not More important than the Life issue. Also, 2 of the justices listed above have a good record on the Property Rights of people (Scalia, Thomas). The other 2 recent Judges (Alito, Roberts) have not voted yet on any major Property Rights cases.
Justice Ginsberg and Stevens (very liberal and anti-religious freedom) are very old now; Ginsberg-75, Stevens-87 years old. They most likely will be retiring in the next 4 years, so the next President will be nominating 2 very important Judges.
This is why we need to be active and VOTE in the Primary.
Make no mistake about it: Giuliani will NOT nominate Conservative Judges. Look at his track record in New York. He is LIBERAL, LIBERAL, LIBERAL. Don't be duped!
Romney has been in bed with the radical gays for a while now. Check out http://www.massresistance.org/
Jimbo

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