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ScottLand

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19. He wants a judge that will forego his own prejudices and promote the prejudices of the majority.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Feb 8, 2012, 05:57 AM

Feb 2012

If I and the most of the people voted that a certain minority shouldn't have the right to drive cars, shouldn't that be passed into law too? It would be the will of the people, and keep those people from driving to places where we'd have to see them.

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On gay marriage Romney veers hard to the right-Blasts Court's Ruling Of Prop 8 As "Unconstitutional" [View all] kpete Feb 2012 OP

Yeah, his church lost 80Million on this one. Not Me Feb 2012 #1

He probably contributed money to the protest against Prop 8. The Mormon church is the genesis of Happyhippychick Feb 2012 #2

The mormon church IS THE GENESIS of the whole issue. Thank you for pointing this out! Raster Feb 2012 #20

Of course he sees no irony in bashing unelected judges and then promising to appoint more. qb Feb 2012 #3

I noticed that also NEOhiodemocrat Feb 2012 #9

He's ok with christx30 Feb 2012 #14

Yes Romney... America knows you are a Bigot! fascisthunter Feb 2012 #4

Exactly! Romney is an example of the garbage that has brought hatred RKP5637 Feb 2012 #7

he is a mormon PASTOR, not just a church member. JFK was not a priest just a msongs Feb 2012 #5

Oddly enough, as Boston stake president, he was somewhat liberal KamaAina Feb 2012 #16

I believe The Wizard Feb 2012 #21

Romney, running for President Bigot!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2012 #6

All that Moroni cult money gone to waste Tom Ripley Feb 2012 #8

That's a great way to win over young voters bluestateguy Feb 2012 #10

Yep, I think many young people today, fortunately, see people like Romney and the R herd for RKP5637 Feb 2012 #11

Mr. Rmoney, er I mean Romney..... Swede Atlanta Feb 2012 #12

N. Randy Smith, the dissenting judge, is a Mormon. I guess voting his prejudices is ok to Mitt? nt msanthrope Feb 2012 #13

I thought Willard's expertise was in business and creating jobs? gratuitous Feb 2012 #15

In other words, Romney don't know shit about the United States Constitution. Zoeisright Feb 2012 #17

Anybody else catch Ted Olson on Maddow tonight? onager Feb 2012 #18

He wants a judge that will forego his own prejudices and promote the prejudices of the majority. ScottLand Feb 2012 #19

Representative democracy The Wizard Feb 2012 #22

"Cognitive dissonance is in the Republican DNA." d_r Feb 2012 #23

If marriage is considered to be a religious institution LiberalFighter Feb 2012 #24

Exactly we need to separate the Religious and Legal institutions of marriage MACARD Feb 2012 #26

Yeah, like the unelected judges that went against the will of the people in Citizen's United... AllyCat Feb 2012 #25

What Romney really believes is ... aggiesal Feb 2012 #27

Wow... christx30 Feb 2012 #28

Mitt needs to stop pandering to the far right because the fact is cstanleytech Feb 2012 #29