SO, PRESIDENT KERRY WON'T BE CALLING ME?

Kerry says he'll filibuster Supreme Court nominees who do not support abortion rights (Nedra Pickler, Associated Press, 6/20/3)

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Friday that he is prepared to block any Supreme Court nominee who would not uphold the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.

"I am prepared to filibuster, if necessary, any Supreme Court nominee who would turn back the clock on a woman's right to choose or the constitutional right to privacy, on civil rights and individual liberties and on the laws protecting workers and the environment," Kerry said in remarks via satellite at a meeting of Democratic party officials in St. Paul, Minn.

"The test is basic -- any person who thinks it's his or her job to push an extreme political agenda rather than to interpret the law should not be a Supreme Court justice." . . .

Kerry also has said if elected president he would only appoint judges who support Roe v. Wade, while his opponents for the nomination say they would not impose a litmus test on nominees.

What do you think, two more elections before being the Democratic nominee is officially made a disability for election to the Presidency? Posted by David Cohen at June 20, 2003 7:31 PM