found via the
f-word, from
Ms. magazine;
"While many of us like to assume that our rights will always be secure, the stark reality is that many hard-won protections hang by a thread — and that thread, metaphorically, is attached to the robe of a Supreme Court justice.
Here are five rights that, with an ultraconservative Supreme Court, we would stand to lose."
this at the news of
u.s. supreme court justice
sandra day o'connor's retirement, announced on the first of july.
the fear is of course that bush will choose a patsy, or at least someone sympathetic to the
neocon cunts.
it seems to be a given that he is unlikely to choose anyone supportive of women's reproductive rights. as they hang by a fine balance anyway this could be disastrous for american women, and, unless we see a sea-change in american politics, women across the world.
it is going to get a lot worse before it gets any better.