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McCain On Roe: "Elections Have Consequences"

By Big Tent Democrat, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 08:11:03 AM EST
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Last night, John McCain said:

[E]lections have consequences when presidents are nominated. This is a very important issue we're talking about. . . . I do not believe that someone who has supported Roe v. Wade that would be part of those qualifications [to be on the Supreme Court].

Barack Obama said:

[I]t is true that [choosing Supreme Court justices] is going to be, I think, one of the most consequential decisions of the next president. It is very likely that one of us will be making at least one and probably more than one appointments and Roe versus Wade probably hangs in the balance. Now I would not provide a litmus test. But I am somebody who believes that Roe versus Wade was rightly decided.

By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only

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    It will be very interesting (none / 0) (#1)
    by Steve M on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 08:26:43 AM EST
    to see what the Senate Republicans do with Obama's judicial nominees, if they have, say, 42 or 43.

    Specter, Snowe, Collins (if she's still there) (none / 0) (