Comments on: Conservative Backlash on Judicial Fight

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:10:24 +0000

Bryan: I tend not to get upset in either case. Groups have a right to lobby politicians under the 1st Amendment. I get more uncomfortable when politicians are using the pulpit to get their message out.

Also, to the extent churches (or civic groups) of either stripe gets engaged in politics, they should lose their tax exempt status.

By: peter

peter — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 10:26:03 +0000

This is the same smelly hubris that ended the democratic majority. I am very pleased to see this on a conservative blog. It is high time for conservatives to stand up for conservatism and not the failed nanny state mentality that breeds this sort of dreck and ruin. Jefferson,Madison et al were very prescient on this matter and the need for freedom of religion as well as freedom from it.

By: bryan

bryan — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 01:29:51 +0000

Religious groups, including the National Council of Churches and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, plan to conduct a conference call with journalists on Friday to criticize Senator Frist's participation in the telecast.

So we get upset when social conservatives try to tell legislators what to do, but not when socially liberal religious groups do?

By: Wave Maker

Wave Maker — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 00:36:00 +0000

A Welcome Voice of Reason
No discussion of the judiciary should close without a reference to the shambles that the Senate confirmation process has become.

By: Vote for Judges

Vote for Judges — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 21:39:12 +0000

Ted Olson Hyperventilates
You know, in all the debate over the courts in the last few years, there has been a real paucity of people like Olson willing to say, “Justice Kennedy, you’re wrong.” Maybe he says that to him in private, they probably hit all the s...

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 20:39:04 +0000

On Religious Extremism However, on religious issues there can be little or no compromise. There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can claim in a debate than Jesus Christ, or God, or Allah, or whatever one calls this supreme being. But like any powerful weapon, the use of God's name on one's behalf should be used sparingly. The religious factions that are growing throughout our land are not using their religious clout with wisdom. They are trying to force government leaders into following their position 100 percent. If you disagree with these religious groups on a particular moral issue, they complain, they threaten you with a loss of money or votes or both. I'm frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in 'A,' 'B,' 'C,' and 'D.' Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me? And I am even more angry as a legislator who must endure the threats of every religious group who thinks it has some God-granted right to control my vote on every roll call in the Senate. I am warning them today: I will fight them every step of the way if they try to dictate their moral convictions to all Americans in the name of 'conservatism.' -- Sen. Barry Goldwater (R)

By: The Moderate Voice

The Moderate Voice — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:56:38 +0000

Two Evangelical Leaders Advocate Defunding Courts They Don't Like
If you don't like the way a judge or an entire court rules, take their money away.

Does that sound downright unamerican ...

By: The American Mind

The American Mind — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:03:03 +0000

What to Do About a Out-of-Control Judiciary?
So far, I have no answer to confronting a judiciary that ignores the constitution other than call for Sen. Frist...

By: Heretical Ideas » CONSERVATIVES STANDING UP FOR THE JUDICIARY

Heretical Ideas » CONSERVATIVES STANDING UP FOR THE JUDICIARY — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

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