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kathygnome ([personal profile] kathygnome) wrote2005-07-01 11:47 am
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Bye bye freedom

Justice O'Connor resigned. That eliminates Roe v. Wade, possibly birth control in general, and a host of other things.

We are fucked.
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[identity profile] mon462.livejournal.com 2005-07-01 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
To say that O'Connor retiring scares me puts it mildly. Considering that Rehnquist is ill and possibly also retiring soon petrifies me. The thought of Bush appointing two Supreme Court justices is making me strongly consider leaving the country permanently. There are several rights, other than abortion and BC at stake here. For now, thank goodness I live in a blue state that still respects some of my personal rights. I fear that the feds may try to take those away soon. Remember that Stevens is 85. That scares me even more. Canada is looking better and better. Maybe my new company can transfer me to Toronto or Vancouver.

[identity profile] lassiter.livejournal.com 2005-07-01 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)

Well, you never know what you're actually gonna get, as O'Connor herself showed. A conservative Catholic Reagan appointee becoming the swing vote savior on some crucial civil liberties issues? That wasn't supposed to happen. And Bush Sr.'s appointee David Souter (at least before this idiotic eminent domain decision) turned out to be generally the most pro-constitution, pro-civil liberties justice on the entire court. Whereas Scalia was nominated with the support of every Senate Democrat but one (including John Kerry, Joe Biden, and Ted Kennedy).

I don't blame ya for contemplating emigration, though. I keep eyeing New Zealand myself. Let's see - a fascist Christian theocracy, or...Middle Earth? Easy choice if it was in fact that easy to do. Which it isn't. :(



[identity profile] arkansasesby.livejournal.com 2005-07-01 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
When I heard about this, I thought, "Dammit, why can't she wait two years until the Evil Dubya is out of office?" I admit it scares me too. If Roe vs. Wade starts to look shakey, I may very well join you in New Zealand.

[identity profile] chirik.livejournal.com 2005-07-02 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
My doctor (an MtF herself) is seriously considering moving to NZ.

My plan is to hold out long enough for SRS, then maybe Canada.
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