CLARK: JUDICIAL EXTREMIST?
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“I just want good, solid people with judicial temperament who respect the process of law that we have in America.”
It is strange on how the supposed judicial temperament card only applies to those with conservative views. If applied to liberals as well, perhaps the ninth curcuit would not be full of so many nutcases.
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Following his own logic, Clark should never appoint a judge with Clark’s views because the belief that the government has no role whatsover in regulating abortion would “render such a judge unable to follow the established precedent of Roe v Wade” (which, after all, recognized state interests in regulating abortion under some circumstances).
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All this just goes to show that Clark is a lightweight. He is no thinker, just a soldier whose main activity in his military career, like all good officers, was to take orders. Putting a guy like this in charge of the White House would be a disaster. As Bush 41 said (roughly) at one of the debates with Clinton, “There’s no call waiting at the White House.” At least Dean, a doctor, is used to being his own man and making his own decisions.
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I think the bigger quote is being overlooked. His statement is pretty unambiguous that he supports abortion on demand any time any place. (including after the mother is in labor!)
If, by some miracle, he won the primary, the general election would NOT be about terrorism or the economy et al. the race would be dominated by the abortion issue.
Nobody that admits to his beliefs will be elected in this country.
Clark may as well resign from the race. It’s over for him.
In fact this gaff was so large I’m actually wondering if he wanted out of the race and decided this was how he would do it.
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FYI, the Roe vs. Wade decision was based on a right to privacy argument. Seemingly, and I’m not clear on why it isn’t, one could claim right to privacy concerning drug possession, seat belts, incest, gun possession.. the list goes on ad infinitum. One doesn’t not have to be pro-life to disagree with that decision.
Furthermore, overturning Roe vs. Wade doesn’t make abortion illegal. It just wouldn’t be constitutionally protected. States could repeal their anti-abortion laws. Many states either repealed or never had anti-abortion laws before Roe vs. Wade
