Time for some politics

Sandra Day O'Connor is retiring and Bush will have an opportunity to fill a supreme court seat after all.

We need a moderate to replace O'Connor. With the makeup of congress at the moment there's a good chance both the house and senate would pass a Bush nominee with no questions.

Whoever Bush appoints and congress approves WILL BE DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT OUR LEGAL MARRIAGE WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, as well as whether or not same-sex couples can have the same rights as heterosexuals; to marry the person they love, take care of each other and have intact, legally connected families for their children.

This is the moment the social conservatives who want to destory women's rights, glbt rights, civil rights, and more, have been salivating for. Bush WILL put forward someone to placate them. After all, he's a good ol' white boy and the laws of this land will most likely never directly affect him or his family. He has nothing to lose. The people of this country have everything to lose.

If you are reading this, I urge you to take a few minutes and write your senator or rep in the house. You can find your peeps here:

U.S. House
U.S. Senate

The following groups offer petitions or ways to contact the president or your reps (all links will go to a petition or way to contact your reps):

Human Rights Campaign

Move On PAC

Democracy for America - Patrick Leahy Urging congress not to rubber stamp Bush's nomination.

People for the American Way, www.savethecourt.org write to President Bush and urge him to choose a concensus nominee

More reading about the right wing's attack on the courts:

The Right and the Courts