7 Dem women want to know Roberts' stand on privacy

[davidinalameda]

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/29/MNG7LDVSU41.DTL

Seven Senate Democratic women warned Tuesday that they would insist that Supreme Court nominee John Roberts say whether he thinks the Constitution contains an implicit right to privacy, the basis of 40 years of landmark split decisions on abortion and homosexual rights, and future potential controversies over personal records, police surveillance and other social issues.

The Democratic women announced the creation of a new Web site, democrats. senate.gov/AskRoberts, which they said will allow citizens to send in questions they would like the nominee to answer.

Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., is leading the effort, joined by Boxer, Hillary Clinton of New York, Maria Cantwell of Washington and others. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat and the only woman on the Judiciary Committee, did not attend the news conference to announce the Web site, but Mikulski said it has her full support. No Republican women joined the effort, and Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., was also absent.

[redqueen]

1. Is there some reason it was only women? n/t

[davidinalameda]

2. no but I think it's a good move

we criticize the anti-choice movement for being made up of primarily old white men, and we try to emphasize that a woman's right to choose is exactly that, her right

Having women up there lends more of a moral authority to this, at least in my opinion.

[JaneQPublic]

3. Go Senator Barb !

I'm proud Mikulski is my senator.

[mzteris]

4. take it easy!

Well I’m a-running down the road trying to loosen my load
I’ve got seven women on my mind
Four that want to own me, two that want to stone me
One says she’s a friend of mine

Take it easy, take it easy
Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can
Don’t even try to understand
Just find a place to make your stand and take it easy

Well I’m a-standin’ on the corner in winslow, arizona
With such a fine sight to see
It’s a girl, my lord, in a flatbed ford
Slowin’ down to take a look at me

Come on baby, don’t say maybe
I’ve got to know if your sweet love is gonna save me
We may lose and we may win
But we will never be here again
Open up I’m climbin’ in to take it easy

Well I’m a-running down the road trying to loosen my load
Got a world of trouble on my mind
Lookin’ for a lover who won’t blow my cover
She’s just a little hard to find
Take it easy, take it easy
Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy
Come on baby, don’t say maybe
I’ve got to know if your sweet love is gonna save me

You know we got it easy
We oughta take it easy

[Voltaire99]

5. Er, sorry. Can't tell you.

That's private.
:-(

[DemsUnite]

6. And millions of non-senatorial women!