An article in The Economist implies that the Republicans have engineered a Catholic takeover of the Supreme Court, as part of its long range plan to capture the catholic vote. Conservative Catholics have allied with Protestant Evangelicals over things like Abortion and Family Values.
Thus, men like Alito are nominated.
There is an old saying - when the gods really hate you, they grant your wishes.
What happens, I wonder, when the laws are changed?
A not-insignificant number of evangelicals consider the Catholic church to be the tool of the anti-Christ. A lot of Catholics don't consider Protestants to be "saved".
When the rulings they are both after become fact - something that could come about before the end of Bush's term of office - will the two allies part company?
If so, the Republicans will have loaded the court and gained nothing.
The Pope has already come out against Bush policies once. I wonder whether the Catholics on the Supreme Court are willing to support Bush over the Pope.
I wonder what Bush's reaction will be if he finds out he has turned the Third Arm of the Government over to the Pope?
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