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I was brought up in a very Republican family. What is
being called GOP these days is not my father's
Republican Party.
I suppose people could accuse me of being a little
"out there" when I say that there is a well organized
move by the extreme rite to overthrow the government
of the USA and replace it with a theocracy that is the
opposite of anything Christian or American.
The circus we saw last Sunday during [Un]Justice
Sunday from a mega-church in Louisville is a graphic
illustration of the mechanics of this overthrow. Now,
having Dominists pontificating on "activist judges" is
nothing new -- anyone paying any attention to these
subversives knows that the buzz phrase “activist
judges" indicates the attack of the rite on our
tradition of checks and balances.
But what really underlined and highlighted the
approach of the American Inquisition was the tape of
the Republican Senate Majority Leader, Dr. Frist,
joining these cultists in the attack on our tradition
of discussion and respect for minority opinion, in the
name of religion.
Who are these nominees who are so important to this
religious agenda?
* Priscilla Owen is a Texas judge who was rebuked by
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for substituting her
own values for the rule of law when they both served
on the same Texas court.
*Janice Rogers Brown is a California judge who
believes that working Americans [some of whom are
getting the grand wage of $5.15 p/hour] must be kept
in line because they are taking advantage of
corporations and multimillion dollar CEOs.
* Brett Kavanaugh has never tried a case, but worked
with Ken Starr. This may be interesting, but it is not
exactly the kind of experience that we need for a
lifetime judge.
* William G. Meyers III has experience fighting
against environmental laws and in favor of mining
interests, but, he also has no trial experience.
* William Haynes II was the Defense Department's
counsel who said, in essence, that it was ok to
torture prisoners of war and detainees because of the
"war on terror." He also has had little trial
experience.
The continual complaint about "activist judges" is
almost laughable when one looks at the lack of legal
experience, ideological and partisan activism of these
nominees.
The claims of anti-Christian discrimination are a
little strange. Why would one assume that Christians
should prefer nominees such as these who are not
particularly Christian, and certainly not experienced
jurists?
One comes to the inevitable conclusion that the true
issues come down to power and control.
[FYI, the spelling of rite is used to emphasize the
definition of religious rite in the context of ritual
rather than correctness.]
