WP: Evangelical Republicans Trust States on Social Issues

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Poll Finds Fewer Want Courts' Say

Evangelical Protestant Republicans are far more likely than other groupsto want courts to stay out of controversial social questions, suggesting that GOP criticism of "activist judges" resonates with the party's core constituency, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll has found.

Asked whether they trusted their state legislatures or state courts more to address the question of same-sex marriage, 69 percent of self-identified evangelical Protestant Republicans chose lawmakers. Nineteen percent backed the courts, and 11 percent said neither.

In contrast, a slim plurality of 45 percent nationwide preferred that legislatures deal with same-sex marriage, 40 percent favored the courts, and 11 percent said neither.

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On the question of abortion, the country split evenly, 44 percent each for courts and state legislatures. But 66 percent of evangelical Protestant Republicans believed the issue should be left up to their state legislators, and 26 percent preferred the courts.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/15/AR2005061501836.html

[jwirr]

1. If they trust legislators so much why did

they elect a ass who is trying to destroy everything that legislators built in this country - i.e. social security.

[leesa]

2. Evangelical Republicans are nuts and they should be given no

attention whatsoever.

[KT2000]

3. local control=control of the locals n/t

[mondo joe]

4. It's Cafeteria Constitutionalism

Someone should tell them they don't get to pick and choose from the Constitution.

The Judiciary has powers, and citizens have a right to access the courts.