There are many considerations to take into account when voting. One of the most important, if not THE most important consideration is how a candidate would line the SCOTUS. You MUST ask yourself; do you want this country to progress forward or slam on the brakes, be thrown into reverse, and speed backwards… back into the dark ages? It really is that simple. “We the people…” is lost on some members of our society.

There are folks that continue to be forced to the “back of the bus”. The way you vote will determine if this sick aspect of our society can finally draw to a close, or if all the advancements that have been made this past century-and-a-half will be reversed.

What have Roberts and Alito wrought?

Frustrated on other fronts, Bush can claim some success on the high court
(Tom Curry, National affairs writer, MSNBC)

Members of the Supreme Court sit for a portrait last year, with Chief Justice Roberts center in front row and Justice Alito, far right in back row.

WASHINGTON - Iraq remains chaotic and immigration overhaul faces an uncertain fate.

But if President Bush wants to sing the old tune, “They can-t take that away from me” he can turn to the Supreme Court where his appointees Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito sit.

As the high court nears the end of its 2006-2007 term, the impact of Bush’s appointees is becoming clearer.
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Former Reagan administration Justice Department official Doug Kmiec, who is professor of constitutional law at Pepperdine University, said, “The headline of the term so far” is that “Anthony Kennedy in the presence of John Roberts and Sam Alito has rejoined the Reagan judicial philosophy.” (Reagan nominated Kennedy to the court in 1987.)
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But several of the 5-to-4 decisions in which Roberts and Alito were in the majority have been on politically explosive topics:

* Abortion: In April, the court, in a ruling written by Kennedy, upheld a federal law banning a specific abortion procedure, called “intact dilation and evacuation” or “partial-birth abortion.” The justices said the statute was not invalid on its face, but could be challenged in specific cases in which a woman could show it would violate her rights under the court’s previous abortion rulings, such as Roe v Wade.
* Alleged sex discrimination: Last month, the court, in a decision called Ledbetter v. Goodyear, written by Alito, ruled that a woman who-d alleged sex discrimination in pay, had missed the deadline for filing her claims.
* Death penalty: Last month in upholding the death sentence of a man convicted of murder in Washington state, the court, in a ruling written by Kennedy, ruled that trial judges could exclude potential jurors who voiced qualms about capital punishment.

Full article at MSNBC.com