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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.]
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Barger
Summertown, TN
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.]
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Barger
Summertown, TN