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To: Brumar89 who wrote (385508)	5/21/2008 4:11:18 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1575624

Should an extremely, and obviously, qualified nominee for Supreme Court judge (e.g., like Roberts) be "borked" because he isn't a liberal?

To: Brumar89 who wrote (385508)	5/21/2008 4:27:16 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1575624

Questions I'm asking people I know to be liberals Well I don't consider myself a liberal, but I'll have a go. Is the war in Iraq is immoral? Yes. Should Israel should be pressured to make more concessions for peace? Don't know. But I suppose why not? Should guns should be outlawed? Absolutely NOT. Should abortion should be available on demand? Community standards, like pornography. Was US foreign policy was responsible for 9/11? "Responsible" implies only one reason. It was certainly part of the mix. Is it right for the United States to have a military unless it abandons the policy of "don't ask, don't tell"? Yes (weird question). Is it morally wrong to mock Christian beliefs? Is it morally wrong to mock Islam? "Morally wrong"? I suppose not. Stupid and inconsiderate yes. Is individual liberty threatened by government eavesdropping programs on phone calls from suspected Al Qaeda linked numbers? Loaded question. Liberty is always threatened when you give too much power to the government. In case you haven't noticed, when unchecked they have a tendency to overshoot the rules. Should captured terrorists have the same rights as any accused criminal in the US, including Miranda rights? Situational. If captured on US soil certainly. But the term "terrorist" has become so (purposely) broad that it also covers anyone attacking a US soldier in a theatre of war. In that case the Geneva Convention should apply.