Supreme Court - Media Ignore Possible "Fascist" Play

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http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0705-31.htm

Supreme Court - Media Ignore Possible "Fascist" Play
by Thom Hartmann

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The Bush administration is spectacularly good at sleight-of-hand tricks, directing public attention in one direction while they're working diligently in another. The latest trial balloon of "probable" Supreme Court nominees is no exception.

While everybody is worried about abortion rights and corporate power, a far more insidious agenda may be at play.

Anti-abortion forces and women's rights groups alike are up in arms about the possibility that the next nominee may or may not have an opinion about the Court's interpretation of the Fourth Amendment (and others) in Roe v. Wade. This battle is being loudly played out in the mainstream corporate media, with every analysis and question ultimately turning back to Roe.

Because Alberto Gonzales isn't on the record with regard to abortion rights, both sides are wary of him.

At the same time, corporatist "conservatives" are salivating at the opportunity to pack the Court with judges who will further erode the rights of communities and increase the power of multinational corporations and the super-rich in America. On June 28, 2005 The Wall Street Journal ran a major story ("For a High Court Nomination, Business Has Its Own Agenda") on how corporate Republicans may be at odds with "social" Republicans, because the latter generally endorse states' rights. Corporatists prefer a strong federal government where all politicians can be bought centrally in Washington, DC, and federal rules and agencies can be used to back down states that may want clean air or water.

Because Alberto Gonzales has a very limited record in ruling or writing on corporate rights and powers, the corporatists are not as enthusiastic about him as they are about others.

What nobody seems to be noticing, though, is what may well be the real agenda of George W. Bush and those around him - neo-fascism.

For this agenda, Alberto Gonzales is the perfect man.

[Dr.Phool]

1. I agree. I think Roe v Wade is a red herring.

All these Federalist Society judges, and thats where the next nominee will come from, are neo fascists. They have a very strange interpretation of the "takings clause" of the constitution, and pretty much believe that government has the authority to regulate nothing.

[damntexdem]

3. Hey, there's no contradiction:

they just have a wide, wide agenda for screwing with our future.

[Metta]

2. They've been fascists since before day one.

Here's a quote by someone who would know a thing or two about that:

"Fascism should more appropriately be called corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power."

Benito Mussolini

[newyawker99]

4. Hi Metta!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Metta]

6. Hi, Newyawker99.

Thanks for the hello. I used to live in the city during the late '60s. On Amsterdam between 84th and 85th. Also on Riverside Drive between 94th and 95th. Fun times.

[cascadiance]

5. I think Bush wants to pack the courts before the impeachment trials start!

He, Rove, Cheny, etc. probably are "prepping" for when Rove gets indicted, and they all get called into testify. They want to have their own pick of chief justice to preside over any impeachment trials that the constitutions requires the chief justice to do.

And the sooner this happens, they will have the insurance policy of having Dennis Hastert in line before 2006 to take over as pres. instead of Nancy Pelosi in 2006 after the new congress goes in session then.

Sibel Edmonds is submitting paperwork to be heard by the supremes soon too.

A lot of mysteriously similarly colored puzzle pieces that have yet to be pieced together yet!