Supreme Court nomination: The bottom line

I haven't said much about the recently-created Supreme Court opening, mainly because until there's a nomination, there's little to say. Although it has been interesting to watch the right-wing Rove water-carriers (Malkin, Novak, et.al.) try to outflank the liberal Democrats.
But whoever is ulimately nominated and however the Democrats respond, two things are clear to me: (1) The problem was created the night last Summer the Democrats nominated John Kerry, perhaps the only Democratic candidate who could have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory; and (2) There is still a bottom line- THE RIGHT TO CONTROL HER OWN BODY IS FUNDAMENTAL TO WOMEN'S LIBERATION. so whatever else is at stake (more on this later), we need to do this- at least:


From: NARAL

Don't Let Anti-Choice Extremists Win the Fight for the Supreme Court
For the first time in over a decade, there's a vacancy on the Supreme Court. Unless we act quickly and forcefully, the Bush administration will make sure it's filled by a right-wing activist bent on ending a woman's right to choose.
Send a message to your U.S. senators right now. Let them know that you oppose any attempts to pack the Supreme Court with justices who will not uphold the constitutional right to choose.
Pro-choice Americans must fight back right now to save Roe v. Wade by demanding a balanced Supreme Court! Now that President Bush has the power to appoint an anti-choice justice to the Supreme Court, we are just one vote away from the end of Roe v. Wade, one vote away from the end of your right to choose.

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