The Myth of the "Open Mind"
Nothing is more annoying than the Senate Judiciary Committee's version of the "big lie": That is, that Democrats on the Judiciary Committee intend to keep an "open mind" about the Alito nomination.
Today, on Fox News Sunday, after pledging her fealty to the "open mind" concept, Dianne Feinstein went on to define her view of the judicial "mainstream":
Brit Hume: Would you consider someone who thought Roe v. Wade was improperly decided by the Court, does that place a person outside the mainstream in your view?
Dianne Feinstein: It depends. In my view, it does.
Later, there was this exchange:
Hume: Is that filibuster material -- if you became convinced --
Feinstein: If I believed he was going to go in there and overthrow Roe, the answer is most likely yes.
For once, Lindsay Graham got it right:
If a person adhere to a pro-choice or pro-life philosophy, that shouldn't be disqualifying, because the country's split. The question for a judge is, "Will you follow the law? Will you base your decision based on the briefs, the arguments and the facts -- and not a personal agenda?" This idea that you got to show allegiance to Roe v. Wade to get on the Court and if you won't show an allegiance to it -- if you've got to come to the Committee and say, "Under no circumstnaces will I entertain an argument to look at Roe v. Wade anew," I think that's very unfair. That did not happen on Clinton's watch.
Yes, of course, Dianne Feinstein has no idea how she's going to vote. She's got an "open mind" -- just like Teddy Kennedy.
Today, on Fox News Sunday, after pledging her fealty to the "open mind" concept, Dianne Feinstein went on to define her view of the judicial "mainstream":
Brit Hume: Would you consider someone who thought Roe v. Wade was improperly decided by the Court, does that place a person outside the mainstream in your view?
Dianne Feinstein: It depends. In my view, it does.
Later, there was this exchange:
Hume: Is that filibuster material -- if you became convinced --
Feinstein: If I believed he was going to go in there and overthrow Roe, the answer is most likely yes.
For once, Lindsay Graham got it right:
If a person adhere to a pro-choice or pro-life philosophy, that shouldn't be disqualifying, because the country's split. The question for a judge is, "Will you follow the law? Will you base your decision based on the briefs, the arguments and the facts -- and not a personal agenda?" This idea that you got to show allegiance to Roe v. Wade to get on the Court and if you won't show an allegiance to it -- if you've got to come to the Committee and say, "Under no circumstnaces will I entertain an argument to look at Roe v. Wade anew," I think that's very unfair. That did not happen on Clinton's watch.
Yes, of course, Dianne Feinstein has no idea how she's going to vote. She's got an "open mind" -- just like Teddy Kennedy.
posted by LadybugUSA at 10:07 AM
3 Comments:
Rzafft, I agree with this statament. This fear of the middle-of-the-road electorate is also why the Republicans never come right out and say, "Damn straight this nominee is going to overturn Roe."
Rzafft, can you see how fast Pete (as a sample wing nut) runs from the Roe issue? Almost as if he were ashamed of the pro-life position Alito has built his career staking out. It is sad that Republicans are so ashamed of their position on abortion that they have to pretend they don't hold it.
Stand loud and proud and proclaim it, just the next guy did...
"I am particularly proud of my contributions in recent cases in which the government argued that racial and ethnic quotas should not be allowed and that the Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion."--Samuel Alito
Pete wrote, "Speaking of yourself as a wing nut would be more appropriate, twisted!"
Just a quick note on terminology. The left calls those on the right "wingnuts." The right calls those on the left "moonbats." Getting the two mixed up is an automatic 3 point major deduction from your score.
Other than that--a nice rant. Even with the major deduction I give you a 5.5 out of 10. I would have gone higher, but you want to rethink your use of the word "socialist." It's so 50's.
Keep up the good work!
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