Y'know, I keep meaning to start a regular "deconstructing Dobson" feature. He might not have been controversial back before he made public pronouncements about possible SCOTUS justices, but he still had elements of freakiness. One thing that leaps to mind (aside from his writing quite calmly about beating a dog as part of 'loving' it) was his blanket condemnation of violence as entertainment. Which, fine, he's got a point. But in his rant he specifically singled out Truman Capote and "In Cold Blood" as despicable without ever mentioning that it was a true crime and similarly excoriating the actual murderer!
That bugs.
If the dominionists/whoever look to the courts to get blanket approval of their rewritten social contract, they're going to be continually disappointed. Look at the recent track record: SCOTUS allows Oregon to set state law. Conservative judge pulls plug on Terri Schiavo. Bush-appointed judge smacks down Intelligent Design in no uncertain terms. Roy and his Rock are tossed out of the state court. Some things will waver - I'm worried about my access to birth control, and wiretapping - but in the end, to all but the most fringe-y and nutty judges, the law remains The Law and their decisions are made on it and not popularity polls.
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That bugs.
If the dominionists/whoever look to the courts to get blanket approval of their rewritten social contract, they're going to be continually disappointed. Look at the recent track record: SCOTUS allows Oregon to set state law. Conservative judge pulls plug on Terri Schiavo. Bush-appointed judge smacks down Intelligent Design in no uncertain terms. Roy and his Rock are tossed out of the state court. Some things will waver - I'm worried about my access to birth control, and wiretapping - but in the end, to all but the most fringe-y and nutty judges, the law remains The Law and their decisions are made on it and not popularity polls.