Monday, January 30, 2006

The Conservative Attack on the Supreme Court

I just finished reading this rather disturbing article from the New York Times:

In Alito, G.O.P. Reaps Harvest Planted in '82

It talks about how the Conservatives have been planning, much like a terrorist, to take over the Supreme Court so that they can wage war against decades of legal precedent. Think they'll stop with Roe v. Wade? Think again. I've heard on various radio programs (To The Point on NPR comes to mind) that this conservative "grassroots" movement (the quotes are because grassroots is a co-opted term that should apply only to PROgress, not the DIgress advocated by these guys) is planning to turn back the clock to the "good 'ole days" before 1932, when Civil Rights had not even been thought of and there were no such things as employee protections or benefits, and no such thing as consumer protections. Thats right, I'm talking about poisonous and deadly products just to save a buck at OUR expense, 6 day work weeks, 18 hours a day at minimum wage of $2/hr. It would be the good 'ole days....for them.

(Note: I saved the article in case the link changes or its retired by NYT)

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