by ENGR101.com Staff
January 20, 2012

Imagine what America would look like today if those nominees to the US Supreme Court named by Republican presidents had comprised a  reliable majority in favor of preserving marriage, defending the unborn, protecting religious freedom, preserving the proper role of states and upholding the Founders’ view of the Constitution.

Now imagine what sort of justice to the Court Mitt Romney would nominate if elected president.  Mr. Romney’s record as governor of Massachusetts gives no cause for optimism. While governor, Mr. Romney nominated 36 judges, just nine of whom were Republicans. There is no evidence that Mr. Romney ever fought for a conservative nominee.

And how many Republicans has President Obama nominated to federal courts to placate the near Republican majority in the Senate? Zero. This is because the left views the courts as the unelected engine for social change rather than a body tasked with upholding the Constitution. Get the judges, not the votes.

In 2006, when the Romney administration drove Catholic Charities of Boston out of providing adoption services because it held the organization must arrange same-sex adoptions, did it not think it was following the law? Of course it did – it just wasn’t willing to fight to do what was right.

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