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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:21 PM Original message |
With all this talk about Catholics, how do you feel with the SCOTUS being majority Catholic? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. If they reflected the diversity of US Catholics, I wouldn't mind but 4 outta 5 are right wing cranks |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Exactly. n/t |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. +1 |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. poor planning on presidents' part. biased by default nt |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. The one Obama appointed was born Catholic but it's not clear she's practicing now. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I wondered about her. I assumed she was CAtholic, but I didn't know for sure. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. That concerns me a little. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. The whole Catholic thing worries me in abortion cases. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Human nature being what it is |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. More Catholics are pro-choice than pro-life. The hierarchy isn't happy about that, |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 09:18 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. The funny thing about my best friend who is pro-choice, she |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. I think you're underestimating Justice Sotomayor. Nothing I've heard about her |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't like it, especially because all but one are from the conservative wing |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. 6 out of 9 is too many. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I disagree about 1 being too many, but I feel we should have some |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. I wasn't saying that one Catholic is too many. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Ohhh! I gotcha! I agree. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. He was saying that one from Opus Dei is too many, and I'd agree with that. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. Time for an atheist on the court.. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I have no problem with that at all. I am a Christian, but since |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Thank you, you are in a distinct minority though.. n/t |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
8. Majority Catholic RW males.... now that bugs me |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
16. Is it currently? |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I think even if he doesn't pick another Catholic, it will be majority |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. True -- six of the current nine are Catholic. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. That's what I thought. 2 Jewish and the rest Catholic minus Stevens. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
17. You do know that HALF of all Catholics who have ever served on the court are on it now. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. hahaha |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
18. Meh. I don't really care if they're all Catholic. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. That is basically my point I guess. |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. I disagree. It's easy for personal feelings not to affect court decisions. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:43 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I hope so. But again, human nature being just that.... |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 09:12 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Yeah, I know. But I've known a couple judges, and they'd be hugely offended... |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 09:13 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I know. My mom is a court reporter and she has worked for many judges. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. I agree with that. eom |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
35. Sucks?!1 Does my lapsed answer COUNT?11 n/t |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
36. It is obscene that so many justices are Catholic. |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
38. I always thought Mario Cuomo would have been a great SCOTUS judge. |
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